Electoral Disclosure and Funding Act 2023
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173 Guidelines
(1) The Commission may, from time to time, determine and issue guidelines, not inconsistent with this Act or the regulations, for or in respect of any matters dealt with in this Act.
(2) In the operation and application of this Act, regard is to be had not only to the provisions of this Act and the regulations but also to the guidelines determined under subsection (1) , and, in particular, the Commission is to have regard to those guidelines –
(a) when dealing with applications, claims, and disclosures, under this Act; and
(b) in the enforcement of this Act.
(3) The Commission is to publish on a Commission website copies of any guidelines determined under subsection (1) .