Acts and Regulations

P-9.3 - Political Process Financing Act

Section 70
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Authority of chief agent and official agent
70(1)Except as provided by this Act during an election, no person other than the chief agent of a registered political party or the official agent of an official candidate of a registered political party or of a registered independent candidate shall authorize election expenses for such party or candidate, and no election expenses shall be incurred except by a chief or official agent or a person authorized by such agent.
70(2)No person during an election period shall accept or execute an order for election expenses in excess of one hundred dollars if such order is not given or authorized by a chief agent or official agent or in that agent’s name by the designated publicity agency of the party or candidate.
70(3)If a person, authorized by a chief agent or an official agent to incur election expenses, incurs election expenses using his or her own money or credit, the person shall submit to the chief agent or official agent, as the case may be, not later than 20 days after polling day a detailed statement of all election expenses incurred by the person.
70(4)If a person incurs election expenses under subsection (3) and the election expenses are not reimbursed to the person by the chief agent or official agent, as the case may be, the person shall be deemed to have made a contribution equal in value to the amount of the election expenses.
70(5)A deemed contribution under subsection (4) shall,
(a) in the case of election expenses 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 election expenses incurred on behalf of an official candidate of a registered political party,
(i) be deemed to have been made to the official representative of the registered district association associated with that party in the electoral district in which that person is a candidate, or
(ii) if there is no registered district association associated with that party in the electoral district in which that person is a candidate, be deemed to have been made to the official representative of the registered political party; and
(c) in the case of election expenses incurred on behalf of a registered independent candidate, be deemed to have been made to the official representative of that candidate.
2017, c.28, s.38
Authority of chief agent and official agent
70(1)Except as provided by this Act during an election, no person other than the chief agent of a registered political party or the official agent of a candidate shall authorize election expenses for such party or candidate, and no election expenses shall be incurred except by a chief or official agent or a person authorized by such agent.
70(2)No person during an election period shall accept or execute an order for election expenses in excess of one hundred dollars if such order is not given or authorized by a chief agent or official agent or in that agent’s name by the designated publicity agency of the party or candidate.