Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000
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As published
10 Giving of advice and assistance.
(1) The Commission may, at the request of any relevant body, provide the body with advice and assistance as respects any matter in which the Commission have skill and experience.
(2) The assistance which may be so provided includes (in particular) the secondment of members of the Commission’s staff.
(3) The Commission may also—
(a) provide advice and assistance to—
(i) registration officers,
(ii) returning officers at relevant elections,
(iii) registered parties,
(iv) recognised third parties within the meaning of Part VI, ...
(v) permitted participants within the meaning of Part VII;
(vi) petition officers in relation to recall petitions, and
(vii) accredited campaigners within the meaning of Schedule 3 to the Recall of MPs Act 2015 (see Part 5 of that Schedule);
(b) provide advice and assistance to other persons which is incidental to, or otherwise connected with, the discharge by the Commission of their functions.
(4) The Commission—
(a) may make charges for advice or assistance provided by them under subsection (1); but
(b) may not make charges for advice and assistance provided under subsection (3).
(5) Nothing in this section authorises the Commission to provide any form of financial assistance.
(6) In this section “relevant body” means—
(a) the Scottish Parliament;
(b) the Scottish Executive;
(c) Senedd Cymru;
(caa) the Welsh Ministers;
(ca) the Senedd Commission;
(d) the Northern Ireland Assembly;
(e) the Executive Committee of the Northern Ireland Assembly;
(f) any of the following local authorities—
(i) in England, the council of a county, district or London borough,
(ii) in Wales, the council of a county or county borough, and
(iii) in Scotland, a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994;
(g) a national or regional parliament or government in a country other than the United Kingdom;
(h) a body in any such other country having functions corresponding to any of the functions of the Commission;
(i) an organisation of which two or more countries (or their governments) are members or a subordinate body of such an organisation.
(7) In this section “relevant election” means any election falling within section 22(5) ....
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Your change, as a redline
10 Giving of advice and assistance.
(1) The Commission may, at the request of any relevant body, provide the body with advice and assistance as respects any matter in which the Commission have skill and experience.
(2) The assistance which may be so provided includes (in particular) the secondment of members of the Commission’s staff.
(3) The Commission may also—
(a) provide advice and assistance to—
(i) registration officers,
(ii) returning officers at relevant elections,
(iii) registered parties,
(iv) recognised third parties within the meaning of Part VI, ...
(v) permitted participants within the meaning of Part VII;
(vi) petition officers in relation to recall petitions, and
(vii) accredited campaigners within the meaning of Schedule 3 to the Recall of MPs Act 2015 (see Part 5 of that Schedule);
(b) provide advice and assistance to other persons which is incidental to, or otherwise connected with, the discharge by the Commission of their functions.
(4) The Commission—
(a) may make charges for advice or assistance provided by them under subsection (1); but
(b) may not make charges for advice and assistance provided under subsection (3).
(5) Nothing in this section authorises the Commission to provide any form of financial assistance.
(6) In this section “relevant body” means—
(a) the Scottish Parliament;
(b) the Scottish Executive;
(c) Senedd Cymru;
(caa) the Welsh Ministers;
(ca) the Senedd Commission;
(d) the Northern Ireland Assembly;
(e) the Executive Committee of the Northern Ireland Assembly;
(f) any of the following local authorities—
(i) in England, the council of a county, district or London borough,
(ii) in Wales, the council of a county or county borough, and
(iii) in Scotland, a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994;
(g) a national or regional parliament or government in a country other than the United Kingdom;
(h) a body in any such other country having functions corresponding to any of the functions of the Commission;
(i) an organisation of which two or more countries (or their governments) are members or a subordinate body of such an organisation.
(7) In this section “relevant election” means any election falling within section 22(5) ....
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