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Section 111 Referendum expenses.I1C1

(1)

The following provisions have effect for the purposes of this Part.

(2)

“Referendum expenses”, in relation to a referendum to which this Part applies, means expenses incurred by or on behalf of any individual or body which are expenses falling within Part I of Schedule 13 and incurred for referendum purposes.

(3)

“For referendum purposes” means—

(a)

in connection with the conduct or management of any campaign conducted with a view to promoting or procuring a particular outcome in relation to any question asked in the referendum, or

(b)

otherwise in connection with promoting or procuring any such outcome.

(4)

“Referendum campaign” means a campaign such as is mentioned in subsection (3)(a); and “campaign organiser”, in relation to referendum expenses, means the individual or body by whom or on whose behalf the expenses are incurred.

Annotations

Modifications

C1

S. 111 applied (23.7.2004) by The Regional Assembly and Local Government Referendums Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/1962), art. 7(2), Sch. 3 Pt. 2

Commencement

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S. 111 wholly in force at 16.2.2001; s. 111 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 163(2); s. 111 in force at 16.2.2001 by S.I. 2001/222, art. 2, Sch. 1 Pt. I (subject to transitional provisions in Sch. 1 Pt. II)

Notes on Part VII

Modifications

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Pt. 7 restricted (16.2.2011) by Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011 (c. 1), ss. 5(c), 19(1)

C2

Pt. 7 extended (Gibraltar) for the purposes of the European Union referendum (17.12.2015) by European Union Referendum Act 2015 (c. 36), ss. 12(2), 13(1)

C3

Pt. 7 modified (1.2.2016) by European Union Referendum Act 2015 (c. 36), s. 13(2), Sch. 2 para. 1 (with Sch. 2 paras. 3, 4); S.I. 2016/69, reg. 2

C4

Pt. 7 restricted (1.2.2016) by European Union Referendum Act 2015 (c. 36), s. 13(2), Sch. 1 para. 21; S.I. 2016/69, reg. 2

C5

Pt. 7 applied (1.2.2016) by European Union Referendum Act 2015 (c. 36), ss. 3, 13(2) (with Schs. 1-3); S.I. 2016/69, reg. 2

C6

Pt. 7 excluded (1.2.2016) by European Union Referendum Act 2015 (c. 36), s. 13(2), Sch. 1 para. 19; S.I. 2016/69, reg. 2

Notes on Chapter II

Modifications

C1

Pt. 7 Ch. 2 modified (1.2.2016) by European Union Referendum Act 2015 (c. 36), s. 13(2), Sch. 1 para. 35; S.I. 2016/69, reg. 2

C2

Pt. 7 Ch. 2 modified (1.2.2016) by European Union Referendum Act 2015 (c. 36), s. 13(2), Sch. 1 para. 37(1) (with Sch. 1 para. 37(2)); S.I. 2016/69, reg. 2