Guidelines for the Dáil bye-elections in Dublin South and Dublin Central in 2009

C. Statutory requirements of a Third Party and Other Persons with regard to incurring election expenses

4.19 In addition to the requirement to register as a third party, (having received a donation in excess of €126.97), a third party which proposes to incur expenses at the election must, before incurring any such expenses, separately furnish to the Standards Commission, in writing:

1. the name, address and description of the person proposing to incur the expenses,
2. a statement of the nature, purpose and estimated amount of such expenses, and
3. an indication of the person's connection, if any, with any political party or candidate at the election.

4.20 An "other person" (as defined in paragraph 4.2 above) must also provide the above information to the Standards Commission before incurring any election expenses at an election. Once a third party or other person has complied with the above requirements and is deemed not to be connected to a political party or a candidate at an election, there is no limit to the amount of expenses which the third party or other person may incur. (See paragraph 2.29 regarding expenditure incurred by an individual/body deemed to be connected to a candidate and paragraph 3.18 regarding expenditure incurred by an individual/body deemed to be connected to a political party).

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