85 Penalty for sitting or voting where no return and declarations transmitted
Representation of the People Act 1983 (1983 c 2) | Legislation

85  Penalty for sitting or voting where no return and declarations transmitted

(1)     If, in the case of any candidate, the return and declarations as to election expenses are not [delivered] before the expiry of the time limited for the purpose, that candidate shall not, after the expiry of that time, sit or vote in the House of Commons as member for the constituency for which the election was held until—

(a)     either that return and those declarations have been [delivered], or

(b)     the date of the allowance of an authorised excuse for the failure to [deliver] that return and those declarations,

and if he sits or votes in contravention of this subsection he shall forfeit £100 for every day on which

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