The Representation of the People (Variation of Limits of Candidates' Election Expenses) Order 2001

• Citation: S.I. 2001/535
• Sections: 4

Section 1

(1) This Order may be cited as the Representation of the People (Variation of Limits of Candidates' Election Expenses) Order 2001 and shall come into force on the seventh day after the day on which it is made.

(2) Article 4 does not extend to Scotland or Northern Ireland.

(3) In this Order “the 1983 Act ” means the Representation of the People Act 1983.

Section 2

The maximum amount of a candidate’s election expenses at a parliamentary general election, being an election in a county constituency, shall be varied by substituting for the words “£4,965” and “5.6p” in section 76(2)(a)(i) of the 1983 Act , the words “£5,483” and “6.2p”, respectively.

Section 3

The maximum amount of a candidate’s election expenses at a parliamentary general election, being an election in a borough constituency, shall be varied by substituting for the words “£4,965” and “4.2p” in section 76(2)(a)(ii) of the 1983 Act, the words “£5,483” and “4.6p”, respectively.

Section 4

The maximum amount of a candidate’s election expenses at a local government election (other than an election under the Greater London Authority Act 1999 ) shall be varied by substituting for the words “£219” and “4.3p” in section 76(2)(b)(ii) of the 1983 Act , the words “£242” and “4.7p”, respectively.