Commentary on Sections Part 1 Electoral Administration and Registration Chapter 5: Campaign Finance Section 35 – Authorised persons not required to pay through election agent
103.Section 35 amends section 73(5)(ca) of the 1983 Act, which was inserted by the Elections Act 2022, to enable payments to be made on behalf of a candidate or campaign during a local government election campaign in Wales, by an authorised person other than an election agent. This is intended to provide clarity to third parties who have been authorised by a candidate or agent to promote them, under section 75 of the 1983 Act. The amendment ensures that third parties are able to both incur and pay for authorised expenses under section 75, rather than the expenses having to be paid through the agent of the candidate they are promoting.