{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/political-parties-elections-and-referendums-act-2000/section-114",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/political-parties-elections-and-referendums-act-2000/section-114.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2000/41",
  "legislation_title": "Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/political-parties-elections-and-referendums-act-2000",
  "path": "section/114",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "114",
  "heading": "Restriction on payments in respect of referendum expenses.",
  "text": "(1) No payment (of whatever nature) may be made in respect of any referendum expenses incurred or to be incurred by or on behalf of a permitted participant unless it is made by—\n(a) the responsible person, or\n(b) a person authorised in writing by the responsible person.\n(2) Any payment made in respect of any such expenses by a person within paragraph (a) or (b) of subsection (1) must be supported by an invoice or a receipt unless it is not more than £200.\n(3) Where a person within paragraph (b) of subsection (1) makes a payment to which subsection (2) applies, he must deliver to the responsible person—\n(a) notification that he has made the payment, and\n(b) the supporting invoice or receipt,\nas soon as possible after making the payment.\n(4) A person commits an offence if, without reasonable excuse—\n(a) he makes any payment in contravention of subsection (1), or\n(b) he contravenes subsection (3).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "S. 114 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"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 114 wholly in force at 16.2.2001; s. 114 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 163(2); s. 114 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)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/41/section/114",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:20:25.524976+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}