S.I. No. 689/2003 - Local Elections (Forms) Regulations, 2003

The Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government in exercise of the power conferred on him by section 3 of the Local Elections (Disclosure of Donations and Expenditure) Act, 1999 (No. 7 of 1999) hereby makes the following Regulations:

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Local Elections (Forms) Regulations 2003.

2. Each form in the Schedule hereto shall be the prescribed form for the purpose for which such form is expressed to be applicable.

3. The Local Elections (Forms) Regulations, 1999 ( S.I. No. 136 of 1999 ) are hereby revoked.

SCHEDULE

Form 1

STATEMENT OF DONATION AND ELECTION EXPENSES AT THE LOCAL ELECTIONS ON (insert date)

IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 13 OF THE LOCAL ELECTIONS (DISCLOSURE OF DONATIONS AND EXPENDITURE) ACT 1999 , AS AMENDED

STATEMENT BY CANDIDATE
1.	Name of Candidate ______________________________________ Political Party (if any) __________
2.	Address ___________________________________________________________________
3.	Contact (telephone/fax/email) ___________________________________________________________________
4.	Local authority and local electoral area ___________________________________________________________________
5.	Expenditure

Expenditure Items	Cost
(a) Advertising (whatever the medium used).	€
Expenses in respect of such advertising include agency fees, design costs and other costs incurred in connection with the preparing, producing, distributing or otherwise disseminating such advertising.




Subtotal Advertising:
(b) Publicity.
Expenses in respect of that matter include expenses incurred in respect of party political broadcasts, the provision of any services or facilities in connection with press conferences or other dealings with the media, media advice and training and photography.




Subtotal Publicity:
(c) Election Posters.
Expenses in respect of such material include the costs of the design, production, printing, erection and removal of election posters.




Subtotal Election Posters:
(d) Other Election Material.
Expenses in respect of such material include the design, production, printing and dissemination of such material (other than posters), including canvas cards, election leaflets, election manifestos, newsletters and other promotional election material.




Subtotal Other Election Material:
(e) Office and Stationery.
Expenses in respect of those matters include costs incurred in the rental or use of an office premises or meeting rooms for election purposes (other than for the purposes of annual or other party conferences) and the costs of heating, electricity, insurance, purchase or rental of office equipment, telephones, stationery and postage.




Subtotal Office and Stationery:
(f) Transport and Travel.
Expenses in respect of those matters include expenses incurred on transport and travel (by any means), petrol and diesel, rental or use of campaign vehicles, rental or use of vehicles for transport of voters on polling day, accommodation costs, taxi and hackney services and courier services.




Subtotal Transport and Travel:
(g) Market Research.
Expenses in respect of that matter include expenses incurred in the taking of an opinion poll or other similar survey relating to an election within the period of 60 days before polling day at the election by or on behalf of a political party, a political group or a candidate at the election.




Subtotal Market Research:
(h) Campaign Workers.
Expenses in respect of that matter include payments to campaign workers, insurance and other costs.




Subtotal Campaign Workers:
TOTAL ELECTION EXPENSES INCURRED:

6. Source of Income to Meet Expenditure

Funds used to meet election expenses	€
Own Resources
Other Resources

7. Donations Exceeding €634.48 (TO BE COMPLETED BY UNSUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES)

(List details of individual donations exceeding a value of €634.87, or an aggregate value of €634.87 from the same person in connection with the local election and used to meet election expenses).
Value of Donation €	Nature of Donation	Name of Donor	Description of Donor	Postal Address of Donor

8. Statutory Declaration

THE FOLLOWING STATUTORY DECLARATION MUST BE MADE BY THE CANDIDATE

I ...................................................... do solemnly and sincerely declare that the above statement is, to the best of my knowledge and belief, correct in every material respect and that I took all reasonable action in order to be satisfied as to its accuracy. I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true and by virtue of the Statutory Declarations Act 1938 , as amended by the Standards in Public Office Act 2001 .

Signed .................................................

Date ....................................................

Declared before me by ......................................................... who is personally known to me (or who is identified to me by ...................................................... who is personally known to me) at ............................................. this day of ........................................... 2004.

To be completed by Commissioner for Oaths/Notary Public/Peace Commissioner/Solicitor or a person authorised by law to take and receive statutory declarations.

Signature of Witness ............................................................ ............................................

Occupation ............................................................ .......................... Date ......................

WARNING: A PERSON WHO KNOWINGLY MAKES A FALSE OR MISLEADING STATUTORY DECLARATION IS LIABLE ON CONVICTION TO A FINE NOT EXCEEDING €2539.48 OR IMPRISONMENT FOR A TERM NOT EXCEEDING SIX MONTHS OR BOTH.

Form 2

STATEMENT OF ELECTION EXPENSES AT THE LOCAL ELECTIONS ON (insert date)

IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 13 OF THE LOCAL ELECTIONS (DISCLOSURE OF DONATIONS AND EXPENDITURE) ACT 1999 , AS AMENDED

STATEMENT BY NATIONAL AGENT/DESIGNATED PERSON/THIRD PARTY
1.	Name of National Agent/Designated Person/Third Party (delete as appropriate) __________________________________ Political Party (if any) _________
2.	Address _________________________________________________________________
3.	Contact (telephone/fax/email) _________________________________________________________________
4.	Expenditure

Expenditure Items	Cost
(a) Advertising (whatever the medium used).	€
Expenses in respect of such advertising include agency fees, design costs and other costs incurred in connection with the preparing, producing, distributing or otherwise disseminating such advertising.




Subtotal Advertising:
(b) Publicity.
Expenses in respect of that matter include expenses incurred in respect of party political broadcasts, the provision of any services or facilities in connection with press conferences or other dealings with the media, media advice and training and photography.




Subtotal Publicity:
(c) Election Posters.
Expenses in respect of such material include the costs of the design, production, printing, erection and removal of election posters.




Subtotal Election Posters:
(d) Other Election Material.
Expenses in respect of such material include the design, production, printing and dissemination of such material (other than posters), including canvas cards, election leaflets, election manifestos, newsletters and other promotional election material.




Subtotal Other Election Material:
(e) Office and Stationery.
Expenses in respect of those matters include costs incurred in the rental or use of an office premises or meeting rooms for election purposes (other than for the purposes of annual or other party conferences) and the costs of heating, electricity, insurance, purchase or rental of office equipment, telephones, stationery and postage.




Subtotal Office and Stationery:
(f) Transport and Travel.
Expenses in respect of those matters include expenses incurred on transport and travel (by any means), petrol and diesel, rental or use of campaign vehicles, rental or use of vehicles for transport of voters on polling day, accommodation costs, taxi and hackney services and courier services.




Subtotal Transport and Travel:
(g) Market Research.
Expenses in respect of that matter include expenses incurred in the taking of an opinion poll or other similar survey relating to an election within the period of 60 days before polling day at the election by or on behalf of a political party, a political group or a candidate at the election.




Subtotal Market Research:
(h) Campaign Workers.
Expenses in respect of that matter include payments to campaign workers, insurance and other costs.




Subtotal Campaign Workers:
TOTAL ELECTION EXPENSES INCURRED:

5. Statutory Declaration

THE FOLLOWING STATUTORY DECLARATION MUST BE MADE BY THE NATIONAL AGENT/DESIGNATED PERSON OR THIRD PARTY (delete as appropriate).

Signed ......................................................

Date .........................................................

Declared before me by ...................................................... who is personally known to me (or who is identified to me by ........................................... who is personally known to me) at ............................................ this day of ............................................ 2004.

To be completed by Commissioner for Oaths/Notary Public/Peace Commissioner/Solicitor or a person authorised by law to take and receive statutory declarations.

Signature of Witness

............................................................ .................................................

Occupation............................................................ .Date.......................

WARNING: A PERSON WHO KNOWINGLY MAKES A FALSE OR MISLEADING STATUTORY DECLARATION IS LIABLE ON CONVICTION TO A FINE NOT EXCEEDING €2,539.48 OR IMPRISONMENT FOR A TERM NOT EXCEEDING SIX MONTHS OR BOTH.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government this 17^th December day of 2003.

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Martin Cullen

_______________________

Minister for the Environment,

Heritage and Local Government

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation).

These Regulations prescribe the forms to be used by candidates, national agents designated persons and third parties for furnishing statements of donation and election expenses at local elections in accordance with section 13 of the Local Elections (Disclosure of Donations and Expenditure) Act, 1999 . They repeal S.I. No. 136 of 1999 which prescribed the forms used following the 1999 local elections.