Commentary on Sections Schedule 3: Controlled expenditure: qualifying expenses Section 38: Functions of Electoral Commission with respect to compliance
139.This section amends section 145 of PPERA to provide that the Electoral Commission must monitor, and take all reasonable steps to secure, compliance with the restrictions and other requirements imposed by or by virtue of sections 24, 31 and 34 (in Part 2), Parts 3 to 7, and section 143 and 148 (of Part 10) of that Act.
140.This section also extends the Electoral Commission’s regulatory remit to cover provisions in Parts 2 and 10 of PPERA where civil sanctions are already available to it. This section also extends the Electoral Commission’s regulatory remit into areas concerning party registration and renewal requirements in Part 2 of PPERA, as well as the rules for using imprints in election material in Part 10 of that Act.