{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/scottish-parliament-elections-etc-order-1999/article-35",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/scottish-parliament-elections-etc-order-1999/article-35.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1999/787",
  "legislation_title": "The Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) Order 1999",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/scottish-parliament-elections-etc-order-1999",
  "path": "article/35",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "35",
  "heading": "Expenses of registered political parties",
  "text": "For the purposes of this Part of this Order–\n(a) sums paid and expenses incurred by a candidate for return as a constituency member in respect of whom the constituency returning officer has received a certificate issued by a nominating officer of a registered party under rule 7 of the Scottish Parliamentary Election Rules are not to be regarded as having been made or incurred by that party; but\n(b) a sum is to be treated as paid, and an expense is to be treated as incurred, by a registered party if the payment is made or the expenses incurred–\n(i) by an election agent of the party;\n(ii) by the party’s nominating officer;\n(iii) by any candidate included on a regional list submitted by that party; or\n(iv) by any other person in accordance with arrangements for which the nominating officer is responsible.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "subst",
      "affecting": "uksi/2001/1399",
      "affecting_title": "The Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) (Amendment) Order 2001"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/787/article/35",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T10:55:32.335431+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."
}