SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 10U.K. Limits on controlled expenditure

Part IU.K. Introductory

InterpretationU.K.

1(1)In this Schedule—U.K.

(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;

[F1(c)“an ordinary general election to the National Assembly for Wales” means an election under section 3 of the Government of Wales Act 2006;

(ca)“an extraordinary general election to the National Assembly for Wales” means an election under section 5 of the Government of Wales Act 2006;]

(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 [F2Parliament is dissolved F3... for a] parliamentary general election, and

(b)ending with the date of the poll for that election.

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