Incurrence of expenditures other than election expenses
49(1)Expenditures other than election expenses of registered political parties, registered district associations, registered independent candidates, leadership contestants or nomination contestants shall be incurred only under the direction of the official representative by persons authorized by the official representative.
49(2)Every person authorized to make expenditures by an official representative shall, on demand, exhibit a certificate signed by the official representative evidencing his authority.
49(3)Any person authorized by an official representative to make expenditures shall, without delay, submit to the official representative all expenditures incurred by the person in accordance with subsection (1).
49(4)Any person authorized by an official representative to make expenditures who, out of his or her own money or credit, incurs expenditures that are not reimbursed to the person by the official representative shall be deemed to have made a contribution equal in value to the amount of the expenditures.
49(5)A deemed contribution under subsection (4) shall,
(a)
in the case of expenditures incurred on behalf of a registered political party, be deemed to have been made to the official representative of that party;
(b)
in the case of expenditures incurred on behalf of a registered district association, be deemed to have been made to the official representative of that district association;
(c)
in the case of expenditures incurred on behalf of a registered independent candidate, be deemed to have been made to the official representative of that candidate;
(d)
in the case of expenditures incurred on behalf of a leadership contestant, be deemed to have been made to the official representative of that contestant; and
(e)
in the case of expenditures incurred on behalf of a nomination contestant, be deemed to have been made to the official representative of that contestant.
2015, c.17, s.2; 2017, c.28, s.21