Statutory Instruments
2005 No. 153
REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE, ENGLAND
The Representation of the People (Variation of Limits of Candidates' Election Expenses) (City of London) Order 2005
Made
27th January 2005
Coming into force
28th January 2005
The First Secretary of State, being of the opinion that there has been a change in the value of money since 16th March 1997 justifying the variations made by this Order, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 197(3) of the Representation of the People Act 1983( 1 ) hereby makes the following Order, of which a draft has been laid before, and approved by resolution of, each House of Parliament:
Citation and commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the Representation of the People (Variation of Limits of Candidates' Election Expenses) (City of London) Order 2005 and shall come into force on the day after that on which it is made.
Interpretation
2. In this Order “the 1983 Act” means the Representation of the People Act 1983.
Variation of expenses limits at ward elections
3. In section 197(1) of the 1983 Act( 2 ), the maximum amount of a candidate’s election expenses at a ward election in the City of London shall be varied by substituting for the amounts “£219” and “4.3p”, the amounts “£266” and “5.2p”, respectively.
Variation of expenses limits at elections by liverymen in common hall
4. In section 197(2) of the 1983 Act( 3 ), the maximum amount of a candidate’s election expenses at an election by liverymen in common hall shall be varied by substituting for the amount “23.3p”, the amount “28.3p”.
Signed by authority of the First Secretary of State
Nick Raynsford
Minister of State Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
27th January 2005
1983 c. 2 ; section 197(3) was amended by the Representation of the People Act 1985 (c. 50) , section 24 and Schedule 4, paragraph 67(b).
The amounts in section 197(1) are as substituted by S.I. 1997/879 .
1983 c. 2 ; section 197(2) was amended by the Representation of the People Act 1985 (c. 50) , section 24 and Schedule 4, paragraph 67(a) and the amount in section 197(2) is as substituted by S.I. 1997/879 .