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P-9.3 - Political Process Financing Act

Section 71
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Election expenses of candidate
71(1)A candidate may personally incur expenses which constitute election expenses up to a total of two thousand dollars during the election period.
71(2)A candidate shall submit to his official agent not later than twenty days after polling day a detailed statement of all election expenses incurred by him pursuant to subsection (1).
71(2.1)A candidate who, out of his or her own money or credit, incurs election expenses under subsection (1) that are not reimbursed to the candidate by his or her official agent shall be deemed to have made a contribution equal in value to the amount of the expenses.
71(2.2)A deemed contribution under subsection (2.1) shall be deemed to have been made
(a) in the case of an official candidate of a registered political party,
(i) 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, to the official representative of the registered political party;
(b) in the case of a registered independent candidate, to the official representative of that candidate,
(c) in the case of an unregistered independent candidate, to that candidate.
71(2.3)No person shall, by virtue of paragraph (2.2)(c), be deemed to have contravened subsection 37(2) or section 42.
71(3)All election expenses incurred by a candidate in accordance with subsection (1) and reported to his official agent in accordance with subsection (2) are, for the purposes of this Act, deemed to have been incurred or authorized by the official agent of that candidate.
1980, c.40, s.5; 2017, c.28, s.39
Election expenses of candidate
71(1)A candidate may himself incur his own personal expenses which constitute election expenses up to a total of two thousand dollars during the election period.
71(2)A candidate shall submit to his official agent not later than twenty days after polling day a detailed statement of all election expenses incurred by him pursuant to subsection (1).
71(2.1)A candidate who, out of his own money, incurs election expenses pursuant to subsection (1) that are not reimbursed to him by his official agent shall be deemed to have made a contribution equal in value to the amount of the expenses.
71(2.2)A deemed contribution under subsection (2.1) shall be deemed to have been made
(a) in the case of a candidate of a registered political party, to the official representative of the registered district association associated with that party in the electoral district in which he is a candidate,
(b) in the case of a registered independent candidate, to the official representative of that candidate,
(c) in the case of any other candidate, to that candidate.
71(2.3)No person shall, by virtue of paragraph (2.2)(c), be deemed to have contravened subsection 37(2) or section 42.
71(3)All election expenses incurred by a candidate in accordance with subsection (1) and reported to his official agent in accordance with subsection (2) are, for the purposes of this Act, deemed to have been incurred or authorized by the official agent of that candidate.
1980, c.40, s.5
Election expenses of candidate
71(1)A candidate may himself incur his own personal expenses which constitute election expenses up to a total of two thousand dollars during the election period.
71(2)A candidate shall submit to his official agent not later than twenty days after polling day a detailed statement of all election expenses incurred by him pursuant to subsection (1).
71(2.1)A candidate who, out of his own money, incurs election expenses pursuant to subsection (1) that are not reimbursed to him by his official agent shall be deemed to have made a contribution equal in value to the amount of the expenses.
71(2.2)A deemed contribution under subsection (2.1) shall be deemed to have been made
(a) in the case of a candidate of a registered political party, to the official representative of the registered district association associated with that party in the electoral district in which he is a candidate,
(b) in the case of a registered independent candidate, to the official representative of that candidate,
(c) in the case of any other candidate, to that candidate.
71(2.3)No person shall, by virtue of paragraph (2.2)(c), be deemed to have contravened subsection 37(2) or section 42.
71(3)All election expenses incurred by a candidate in accordance with subsection (1) and reported to his official agent in accordance with subsection (2) are, for the purposes of this Act, deemed to have been incurred or authorized by the official agent of that candidate.
1980, c.40, s.5