Statutory Instruments
2024 No. 1147
Representation Of The People, England
The Representation of the People (Variation of Limits of Candidates’ Election Expenses) (City of London) Order 2024
Made
12th November 2024
Laid before Parliament
13th November 2024
Coming into force
4th December 2024
The Secretary of State, being of the opinion that there has been a change in the value of money since 28th January 2005 justifying the variations made by this Order, makes this Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 197(3) of the Representation of the People Act 1983( 1 ).
Citation, commencement and extent
1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the Representation of the People (Variation of Limits of Candidates’ Election Expenses) (City of London) Order 2024 and comes into force on 4th December 2024.
(2) This Order extends to England and Wales.
Variations of candidates’ election expenses: City of London
2. In section 197 of the Representation of the People 1983 Act (candidate’s expenses: ward, and liverymen in common hall, elections)—
(a) in subsection (1)—
(i) for “£266” substitute “£460” ;
(ii) for “5.2p” substitute “9p” ;
(b) in subsection (2), for “28.3p” substitute “49p” .
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
Rushanara Ali
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
12th November 2024
1983 c. 2 . Section 197 was amended by the Representation of the People Act 1985 (c. 50) , Schedule 4, paragraph 67, by the Electoral Administration Act 2006 (c. 22) , Schedule 1, paragraph 127, and by S.I. 2005/153 .