§ Cap. 544, art. 2(untitled)

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires "auditor" shall have the same meaning assigned to it in article 2 of the Accountancy Profession Act; "campaign expenditure" means expenses incurred within the parameters of article 46(1) of the Fourteenth Schedule of the General Elections Act, article 97 of the Third Schedule to the Local Government Act and regulation 2 of the European Parliament Elections (Maximum Expenses) Regulations: Provided that in the computation of campaign expenditure, where a political party or candidate charges a fee for participation in political activities or for any goods or services made available at such activities the amount of any such fees charged and properly accounted for shall be deducted from the total amount of campaign expenditure; "candidate" means a person nominated for election to the House of Representatives, a local council or to the European Parliament, whether such person is standing as a member of a political party or not; "Commission" means the Electoral Commission established in accordance with article 60 of the Constitution; "donation" means any benefit received in furtherance of the activities or functions of a political party, by or on behalf of a political party, by a member of a political party, a candidate or by any organisation, whether corporate or otherwise, in which the p o l i t i c a l p a r t y, d i r e c t l y o r i n d i r e c t l y e x e r c i s e s e ff e c t i v e management and control and shall include, unless otherwise provided: (a) any gift of money or other property; (b) any sponsorship; (c) any money spent by a donor or donors, as the case may be, in paying any expenses incurred directly or * see article 1(2) of this Act as originally promulgated, and Legal Notice 427 of