13Supreme Court review of liability for campaign costs

13 Supreme Court review of liability for campaign costs

13 Supreme Court review of liability for campaign costs

(1) A governing party may apply to the Supreme Court for a review of its liability to pay the whole or part of the cost of a Government advertising campaign.

(2) An application must be made within the period (if any) prescribed by the regulations or within such further period as the Court may allow.

(3) On an application under this section, the Court may do any of the following—

(a) determine that the content or other circumstances of the Government advertising campaign do or do not constitute a breach of the requirements of section 6 or regulations made under that section,

(b) determine the cost of the Government advertising campaign,

(c) having regard to the circumstances of the case, order that a governing party is not required to pay the whole or part of the cost of the Government advertising campaign,

(d) order that the whole or part of the cost is required to be paid by a specified governing party in a specified manner or within a specified period.