# The Scotland Act 1998 (Transitory and Transitional Provisions) (Members' Interests) Order 1999, Paragraph 4: Election expenses


(1) Where contributions towards the election expenses of a member in relation to the election at which he was returned as a member included a donation or donations by a person, the aggregate of which exceeded 25% of those election expenses.
(2) For this purpose–
(a) the election expenses of a member are the election expenses within the meaning of article 83 of the Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) Order 1999 in relation to that member’s candidature where that member stood as a candidate for return as a constituency member or as an individual candidate for return as a regional member;
(b) “a person” means a single individual or legal person and includes a group of companies; and
(c) “group of companies” has the same meaning as “group” in section 262(1) of the 1985 Act.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/1350/schedule/paragraph/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/scotland-act-1998-transitory-and-transitional-provisions-members-interests-order-1999/schedule/paragraph-4
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