Electoral Funding Act 2018
96ADeclarations about public funding of eligible parties for administrative expenditure
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96A Declarations about public funding of eligible parties for administrative expenditure
96A Declarations about public funding of eligible parties for administrative expenditure
(1) The Electoral Commission may, by written notice, require an elected member of a party to make a declaration under this section if the party agent of the party has made a claim for payment from the Administration Fund for an item of administrative expenditure.
(2) The elected member must state in the declaration that the member has not made and will not make a claim for an additional entitlement for the item of administrative expenditure.
(3) The declaration must be—
(a) made in writing, and
(b) given to the Electoral Commission within the reasonable period specified by the Electoral Commission.
s 96A: Ins 2025 No 29, Sch 1[9].