Electoral (Amendment) Act, 1998
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Transitional provisions. |
18.—(1) If any of the following statements meets either the requirements of the Act of 1997 as it was before it was amended by this Act or the requirements of the Act of 1997 as amended by this Act that statement shall be deemed to be valid: | |
(a) a donation statement which was furnished to the Public Offices Commission before the commencement of this Act and on or before the relevant date specified in section 24 of the Act of 1997; | ||
(b) a donation statement or a statement of election expenses which was furnished to the Public Offices Commission within the period specified for the purpose under section 24 or 36, as the case may be, of the Act of 1997 and which relates to an election held before the commencement of this Act; | ||
(c) a donation statement in respect of the year 1998 furnished to the Public Offices Commission on or before the relevant date specified in section 24 of the Act of 1997 insofar as the statement relates to donations received during the period commencing on the 1st day of January, 1998, and ending immediately before the commencement of this Act; | ||
(d) a presidential election donation statement which was furnished to the Public Offices Commission before the commencement of this Act and on or before the relevant date specified in section 48 of the Act of 1997. | ||
(2) Where a candidate's election agent furnishes a statement of election expenses referred to in subsection (1)(b), election expenses shall be reimbursed to the candidate as though sections 4 and 11 of this Act had been in operation at the time the election expenses were incurred. |