Article 46 Return as to election expenses: candidates for return as constituency members and individual candidates for return as regional members
Within 35 days after the day on which the result of a Scottish parliamentary election is declared the election agent of every–
candidate for return as a constituency member; and
individual candidate for return as a regional member,
at the election shall deliver to the appropriate returning officer a true return in the form E set out in the Appendix or to the like effect, containing as respects that candidate a statement of all payments made by the election agent together with all the bills and receipts.
The return shall deal under a separate heading or subheading with any expenses included in it–
as respects which a return is required to be made under article 39(2) above; or
which are on account of the remuneration of expenses of speakers at public meetings.
The return shall also contain as respects that candidate–
a statement of the amount of personal expenses, if any, paid by the candidate;
a statement of all disputed claims of which the election agent is aware;
a statement of all the unpaid claims, if any, of which the election agent is aware, in respect of which application has been or is about to be made to the Court of Session or sheriff court;
a statement of all money, securities and equivalent of money received by the election agent from the candidate or any other person for the purposes of election expenses incurred or to be incurred, with a statement of the name of every person from whom they may have been received.
Where the candidate is his own election agent, a statement of all money and securities and equivalent of money paid by the candidate shall be substituted in the return as to election expenses for the statement of money securities and equivalent of money received by the election agent from the candidate.
Where after the date at which the return as to election expenses is delivered leave is given by the court under article 43(7) above for any claims to be paid, the candidate or his election agent shall, within seven days after its payment, deliver to the appropriate returning officer a return of the sums paid in pursuance of the leave accompanied by a copy of the order of the court giving the leave and in default he shall be deemed to have failed to comply with requirements of this article without such authorised excuse as is mentioned in article 53 below.