S.I. No. 121/1999 - Electoral Act, 1997 (Section 33) Order, 1999.

1. This order may be cited as the Electoral Act, 1997 (section 33) Order, 1999.

2. The aggregate of election expenses which may be incurred by or on behalf of a candidate in a European Parliament election constituency in connection with his or her candidature at the European election shall not exceed £150,000.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for the Environment and Local Government this 5th day of May, 1999.

NOEL DEMPSEY,

Minister for the Environment and Local Government

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)

This order provides for the setting of a limit of £150,000 for the aggregate election expenses for a candidate in any European Parliament constituency.

The Minister for the Environment and Local Government, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by

section 33

of the

Electoral Act, 1997

(No. 25 of 1997), as amended by

section 12

of the

Electoral (Amendment) Act, 1998

(No. 4 of 1998), hereby makes the following order, a draft of which has been approved by a resolution passed by each House of the Oireachtas