The Regional Assembly and Local Government Referendums (Expenses Limits for Permitted Participants) Order 2004

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"the PPER Act" means the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000[4] as modified by the Regional Assembly and Local Government Referendums Order 2004[5];

"local government referendums" means referendums held pursuant to an order made under section 2(2) of the Regional Assemblies (Preparations) Act 2003[6];

"North West region", "North East region" and "Yorkshire and the Humber region" have the same meaning as in Schedule 1 to the Regional Development Agencies Act 1998[7];

"Regional Assembly referendum" means a referendum held pursuant to an order made under section 1(1) of the Regional Assemblies (Preparations) Act 2003;

"relevant percentage" has the meaning given by article 6;and other expressions have the same meaning in this Order as in the PPER Act[8].

Limits on referendum expenses by permitted participants in the North West region
     3.  - (1) This article applies in relation to a Regional Assembly referendum in the North West region, and all local government referendums in that region at which the polls are taken together with the poll at the Regional Assembly referendum.

    (2) Where the referendum expenses are incurred by or on behalf of an individual or body, and that individual or body is a permitted participant - 

(a) at the Regional Assembly referendum and the local government referendums; or

(b) at the local government referendums only,

the limit on referendum expenses so incurred during the referendum period for such referendums is the aggregate amount prescribed in paragraph (3).

    (3) The amount is - 

(a) £940,000 in the case of a person or body designated under section 108 of the PPER Act;

(b) in the case of a registered party falling within section 105(1)(a) or 105(1A)(a) of the PPER Act but not designated under section 108 of that Act - 


(i) £940,000, if the party's relevant percentage exceeds 30 per cent,

(ii) £750,000, if the party's relevant percentage is more than 20 per cent but not more than 30 per cent,

(iii) £565,000, if the party's relevant percentage is more than 10 per cent but not more than 20 per cent,

(iv) £375,000, if the party's relevant percentage is more than 5 per cent but not more than 10 per cent,

(v) £100,000, if the party's relevant percentage is not more than 5 per cent or if it has no relevant percentage; and



(c) £100,000 in the case of an individual or body falling within section 105(1)(b) or 105(1A)(b) of the PPER Act but not designated under section 108 of that Act.

Limits on referendum expenses by permitted participants in the North East region
     4.  - (1) This article applies in relation to a Regional Assembly referendum in the North East region, and all local government referendums in that region at which the polls are taken together with the poll at the Regional Assembly referendum.

    (2) Where the referendum expenses are incurred by or on behalf of an individual or body, and that individual or body is a permitted participant - 

(a) at the Regional Assembly referendum and the local government referendums; or

(b) at the local government referendums only,

the limit on referendum expenses so incurred during the referendum period for such referendums is the aggregate amount prescribed in paragraph (3).

    (3) The amount is - 

(a) £665,000 in the case of a person or body designated under section 108 of the PPER Act;

(b) in the case of a registered party falling within section 105(1)(a) or 105(1A)(a) of the PPER Act but not designated under section 108 of that Act - 


(i) £665,000, if the party's relevant percentage exceeds 30 per cent,

(ii) £530,000, if the party's relevant percentage is more than 20 per cent but not more than 30 per cent,

(iii) £400,000, if the party's relevant percentage is more than 10 per cent but not more than 20 per cent,

(iv) £265,000, if the party's relevant percentage is more than 5 per cent but not more than 10 per cent,

(v) £100,000, if the party's relevant percentage is not more than 5 per cent or if it has no relevant percentage; and



(c) £100,000 in the case of an individual or body falling within section 105(1)(b) or 105(1A)(b) of the PPER Act but not designated under section 108 of that Act.

Limits on referendum expenses by permitted participants in the Yorkshire and the Humber region
     5.  - (1) This article applies in relation to a Regional Assembly referendum in the Yorkshire and the Humber region, and all local government referendums in that region at which the polls are taken together with the poll at the Regional Assembly referendum.

    (2) Where the referendum expenses are incurred by or on behalf of an individual or body, and that individual or body is a permitted participant - 

(a) at the Regional Assembly referendum and the local government referendums; or

(b) at the local government referendums only,

the limit on referendum expenses so incurred during the referendum period for such referendums is the aggregate amount prescribed in paragraph (3).

    (3) The amount is - 

(a) £820,000 in the case of a person or body designated under section 108 of the PPER Act;

(b) in the case of a registered party falling within section 105(1)(a) or 105(1A)(a) of the PPER Act but not designated under section 108 of that Act - 


(i) £820,000, if the party's relevant percentage exceeds 30 per cent,

(ii) £655,000, if the party's relevant percentage is more than 20 per cent but not more than 30 per cent,

(iii) £490,000, if the party's relevant percentage is more than 10 per cent but not more than 20 per cent,

(iv) £330,000, if the party's relevant percentage is more than 5 per cent but not more than 10 per cent,

(v) £100,000, if the party's relevant percentage is not more than 5 per cent or if it has no relevant percentage; and



(c) £100,000 in the case of an individual or body falling within section 105(1)(b) or 105(1A)(b) of the PPER Act but not designated under section 108 of that Act.

Relevant percentage
     6. For the purposes of this Order - 

(a) a registered party has a relevant percentage in relation to referendums in a region to which articles 3 to 5 apply if, at the last European Parliamentary election taking place before the referendums, votes were cast in the region in question for that registered party; and

(b) the amount of its relevant percentage is equal to the percentage of the total number of votes cast for all registered parties and individual candidates in the region at that election which is represented by the total number of votes cast for that registered party.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State


Nick Raynsford
Minister of State Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

23rd July 2004

[2] 2000 c. 41.back

[3] For the modification of paragraph 2 of Schedule 14 of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 and its application to such referendums see the Regional Assembly and Local Government Referendums Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/1962), article 7 and Part 2 of Schedule 3.back

[4] 2000 c. 41.back

[5] S.I. 2004/1962.back

[6] 2003 c. 10.back

[7] 1998 c. 45.back

[8] See in particular, the definitions of "permitted participants" in section 105(1) and (1A), and of "referendum expenses" in section 111(2) of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (c. 41) as applied and modified by the Regional Assembly and Local Government Referendums Order 2004 (S.I. 20004/1962), Schedule 3.back