Article 77 Payments for exhibition of election noticesI1

England and Wales

(1)

No payment or contract for payment for the purpose of promoting or procuring a particular result at a Senedd election may be made to an elector or the elector’s proxy on account of the exhibition of, or the use of any house, land, building or premises for the exhibition of any address, bill or notice, unless—

(a)

it is the ordinary business of the elector or proxy as an advertising agent to exhibit for payment bills and advertisements, and

(b)

the payment or contract is made in the ordinary course of that business.

(2)

If any payment or contract for payment is knowingly made in contravention of this article either before, during or after an election—

(a)

the person making the payment or contract, and

(b)

if that person knew it to be in contravention of this Order, any person receiving the payment or being a party to the contract,

is guilty of an illegal practice.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Art. 77 in force at 18.7.2025, see art. 1(2)