Moved by
Lord Wallace of Tankerness
128: Clause 42, page 49, line 32, leave out “regulated periods beginning after that day” and insert—
“(a) regulated periods beginning after that day, or
(b) (for the purposes of enactments having effect otherwise than in relation to regulated periods) expenditure incurred after that day.”
129: Clause 42, page 49, line 36, at end insert—
“(including a period in relation to which a limit is imposed by that Schedule by virtue of subsection (3)(b) or (6A)(b)).”
130: Clause 42, page 49, line 37, leave out subsections (3) to (5) and insert—
“(3) If, apart from this subsection, the day on which this Act is passed would fall within a period in relation to which one or more limits are imposed by paragraph 11 of Schedule 9 to PPERA 2000 (limit on campaign expenditure where combination of parliamentary election and other election)—
(a) paragraph 11(2) of that Schedule (which disapplies limits and periods which would otherwise be imposed by paragraph 3 of that Schedule and substitutes new limits and periods) is of no effect (and is treated as never having had effect) in relation to the parliamentary general election, and
(b) for the purposes of paragraph 3 of that Schedule as it applies by virtue of paragraph (a), the relevant period is the Schedule 9 transitional period.”
131: Clause 42, page 50, line 11, leave out “subsection (4) “the transitional” and insert “subsection (3) “the Schedule 9 transitional”
132: Clause 42, page 50, line 12, leave out paragraph (a) and insert—
“(a) beginning with 23 May 2014, and”
133: Clause 42, page 50, line 17, at end insert—
“(6A) If, apart from this subsection, the day on which this Act is passed would fall within a period in relation to which one or more limits are imposed by paragraph 11 of Schedule 10 to PPERA 2000 (limit on controlled expenditure when combination of parliamentary election and other election)—
(a) paragraph 11(2) of that Schedule (which disapplies limits and periods which would otherwise be imposed by paragraph 3 of that Schedule and substitutes new limits and periods) is of no effect (and is treated as never having had effect) in relation to the parliamentary general election, and
(b) for the purposes of paragraph 3 of that Schedule as it applies by virtue of paragraph (a), the relevant period is the Schedule 10 transitional period.
(6B) In subsection (6A) “the Schedule 10 transitional period” means the period—
(a) beginning with 19 September 2014, and
(b) ending with the date of the poll for the parliamentary general election.”
134: Clause 42, page 50, line 17, at end insert—
“(6C) Subsections (3) and (6A) do not apply in the case of a period in relation to which one or more limits are imposed by paragraph 11 of Schedule 9, or paragraph 11 of Schedule 10, that ends with the date of the poll for an early parliamentary general election.
(6D) An “early parliamentary general election” is a parliamentary general election the date of the poll for which is appointed under section 2(7) of the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011.”