Electoral Reform Act 2022

Amendment of section 43 of Principal Act

189. Section 43 of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) in subsection (2), by the substitution of the following paragraphs for paragraph (e):

“(e) fails otherwise to comply with the provisions of section 36, or

(f) fails to furnish to the Standards in Public Office Commission the statement of election expenses or the statutory declaration referred to in section 36.”,

(b) in subsection (3), by the substitution of the following paragraphs for paragraph (d):

“(d) fails otherwise to comply with the provisions of section 36, or

(e) fails to furnish to the Standards in Public Office Commission the statement of election expenses or the statutory declaration referred to in section 36.”,

(c) in paragraph (b) of subsection (5), by the substitution of “subsection (2)(a), (2)(d), (2)(f), (3)(c) or (3)(e)” for “subsection (2)(d) or (3)(c)”, and

(d) by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (7):

“(7) Summary proceedings for an offence under this section may be brought and prosecuted by the Standards in Public Office Commission.”.