# The Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) Order 1999, Article 47: Return as to election expenses: registered party


(1) Within seventy days after the day on which the result of the election is declared the nominating officer for each registered party on whose behalf candidates stood at that election shall deliver to the Secretary of State a true return of election expenses of the party in the form F set out in the Appendix or to the like effect, containing a statement as respects that party of all payments made by the party’s nominating officer, by each of its election agents or by any other person in accordance with arrangements for which that nominating officer is responsible together with all the bills and receipts.
(2) The total amount of all such payments referred to in paragraph (1) above shall be included in the statement.
(3) The return shall deal under a separate heading or sub-heading with any expenses included in it–
(a) as respects which a return is required to be made under article 40(2) above; or
(b) which are on account of the remuneration of expenses of speakers at public meetings.
(4) The return shall also contain as respects that registered party–
(a) a statement as respects each candidate on a regional list of that party of the amount of personal expenses, if any, paid by the candidate;
(b) a statement of all disputed claims of which the nominating officer is aware;
(c) a statement of all the unpaid claims, if any, of which the nominating officer is aware in respect of which application has been or is about to be made to the Court of Session or sheriff court;
(d) a statement of all money, securities and equivalent of money received–
(i) by an election agent;
(ii) by the nominating officer; or
(iii) by any other person in accordance with arrangements for which the nominating officer is responsible,
from a 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.
(5) Where a candidate included in a registered party’s regional list is the election agent for the registered party in relation to that list, 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 monies, securities and equivalent of money received by the election agent for that list from that candidate.
(6) Where after the date at which the return as to election expenses is delivered leave is given by the court under article 43(7) for any claims to be paid, the nominating officer shall, within 7 days after its payment, deliver to the Secretary of State 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 or they shall be deemed to have failed to comply with requirements of this article without such authorised excuse as is mentioned in article 53 below.
(7) In connection with the discharge of functions under this article by a nominating officer it shall be the duty of any person who is or has been an election agent or sub-agent for a registered party to co-operate with that party’s nominating officer and, in particular, to supply to the nominating officer such particulars as he may reasonably require.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/787/article/47 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/scottish-parliament-elections-etc-order-1999/article-47
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