(1) For the quarter during which this section comes into force, the allowance payable to a registered party under section 435.02 of the Canada Elections Act , as enacted by this Act, shall be proportionate to that part of the quarter during which that section is in force. Advance payment (2) The allowance payable to a registered party under section 435.02 of the Canada Elections Act , as enacted by section 40 of this Act, for the quarter during which this section comes into force and for any remaining quarters of the year during which it comes into force shall be estimated on the basis of the most recent general election preceding the coming into force of this section and paid within 30 days after its coming into force. Subsection 435.02(2) of the Canada Elections Act , as enacted by this Act, applies to that payment with any modifications that may be required. Advance payment to be taken into account (3) In the application of sections 435.01 and 435.02 of the Canada Elections Act , as enacted by this Act, any amount paid under subsection (2) in relation to a quarter shall be taken into account. A registered party that received an amount under subsection (2) for a quarter that is in excess of the amount to which it is entitled under those sections for that quarter shall without delay return to the Receiver General the amount of that excess. The Receiver General may reduce any other amount payable to the party by the amount of that excess.
§ CEA s. 71Proportionate allowance
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