Electoral (Amendment) Act, 1998

Amendment of section 46 of Act of 1997.

16.—Section 46(2)(b) of the Act of 1997 is hereby amended—

(a) by the substitution of the following subparagraph for subparagraph (iii):

“(iii) benefits derived from—

(I) a service rendered by an individual on behalf of a candidate at a presidential election, including the use of the individual's motor vehicle, where that service is gratuitous and is not part of that individual's work carried out under a contract of employment, or where the individual is self employed, in the course of the individual's business or in the practice of the individual's profession, or

(II) a service rendered at a presidential election by an individual in the employment of a political party, including the use of the individual's motor vehicle, whether the individual's remuneration is paid out of the party's resources or out of public funds, on behalf of a candidate at the presidential election where the individual is not in receipt of any reward or benefit in kind other than his or her normal remuneration in consideration of that service,”,

(b) in subparagraph (v) by the substitution of “on behalf of a candidate,” for “on behalf of a candidate;”, and

(c) by the addition of the following subparagraph after subparagraph (v):

“(vi) election expenses incurred by a political party on behalf of a candidate at a presidential election other than a donation of money;”.