SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 10 Limits on controlled expenditure

Part I Introductory

Interpretation

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1

In this Schedule—

a

“an ordinary general election to the Scottish Parliament” means an election held under section 2 of the M1Scotland Act 1998;

b

“an extraordinary general election to the Scottish Parliament” means an election held under section 3 of the M2Scotland Act 1998;

c

“an ordinary election to the Welsh Assembly” means an election held under section 3 of the M5Government of Wales Act 1998;

d

“an ordinary general election to the Northern Ireland Assembly” means an election held under section 31 of the M3Northern Ireland Act 1998; and

e

“an extraordinary general election to the Northern Ireland Assembly” means an election held under section 32 of the M4Northern Ireland Act 1998.

2

For the purposes of this Schedule a parliamentary general election is pending during the period—

a

beginning with the date on which Her Majesty’s intention to dissolve Parliament is announced in connection with a forthcoming parliamentary general election, and

b

ending with the date of the poll for that election.

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Paragraphs 3 and 5 to 11 do not apply in relation to a recognised Gibraltar third party.