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Part III Power to except innocent act from being illegal practice, payment, employment or hiringSection 167Table of ContentsContentMore ResourcesPrevious: ProvisionNext: ProvisionPlain ViewPrint Options
Changes to legislation:There are outstanding changes not yet made by the legislation.gov.uk editorial team to Representation of the People Act 1983. Any changes that have already been made by the team appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.Changes to LegislationRevised legislation carried on this site may not be fully up to date. Changes and effects are recorded by our editorial team in lists which can be found in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ area. Where those effects have yet to be applied to the text of the legislation by the editorial team they are also listed alongside the legislation in the affected provisions. Use the ‘more’ link to open the changes and effects relevant to the provision you are viewing.Changes and effects yet to be applied to :Changes and effectsThis section lists the changes and effects yet to be applied to the specific provision you are viewing.s. 167 applied (with modifications) by S.I. 2010/2999 art. 84(1)(3) Sch. 6 Pt. 1s. 167 applied (with modifications) by S.I. 2010/2999 art. 84(2)(3) Sch. 6 Pt. 2s. 167 applied (with modifications) by S.I. 2012/323 Sch. 4 para. 1 Table 1s. 167 applied (with modifications) by S.I. 2012/323 Sch. 6s. 167 applied (with modifications) by S.I. 2012/444 Sch. 4 para. 1 Table 1s. 167 applied (with modifications) by S.I. 2012/444 Sch. 6s. 167(1)(1A)(2) applied (with modifications) by S.I. 2012/1917 art. 50(6) Sch. 9 para. 1(5) TableChanges and effects yet to be applied to the whole Act, associated Parts and Chapters:Changes and effectsThis section lists the changes and effects yet to be applied to the whole Act, associated Parts and Chapters where applicable. This includes any insertions of whole new Parts, Chapters or provisions yet to be inserted into this Act. These effects are included in this view as they may be (but won’t necessarily be) relevant to the specific provision that you are viewing.Act applied in part (with modifications) by 2011 c. 1 Sch. 4 para. 1(1)Act certain functions made exercisable by S.I. 2010/1837 art. 3Act modified by 2011 c. 1 Sch. 3 para. 8(3)Act modified by 2011 c. 1 Sch. 3 para. 19(3)Act modified by 2013 c. 6 Sch. 5 para. 30(5)Act power to apply or incorporate (with modifications) conferred by 2011 c. 13 s. 54(2)-(5)Act power to apply or incorporate (with modifications) conferred by 2011 c. 13 s. 58(1)-(3)(7)Blanket amendment words substituted by S.I. 2011/1043 art. 3 4Whole provisions yet to be inserted into this Act (including any effects on those provisions):s. 9D inserted by 2013 c. 6 s. 4s. 9D power to modify conferred by 2013 c. 6 s. 7(2)s. 9E inserted by 2013 c. 6 s. 5(1)s. 10ZC inserted by 2013 c. 6 s. 1(1)s. 10ZD 10ZE inserted by 2013 c. 6 Sch. 1 para. 1s. 13AB words inserted by 2013 c. 6 s. 16(3)s. 29A inserted by 2013 c. 6 s. 18(2)s. 199ZA inserted by S.I. 2010/1837 Sch. para. 2Sch. ZA1 inserted by 2013 c. 6 s. 5(2) Sch. 3Sch. 1 Appendix of Forms words substituted in Form of Writ by 2011 c. 14 Sch. para. 13Commencement Orders yet to be applied to the Representation of the People Act 1983:Commencement OrdersThis section lists the commencement orders yet to be applied to the whole Act. These effects are included in this view as they may be (but won’t necessarily be) relevant to the specific provision that you are viewing. Where applicable the commencement orders are listed under two headings, firstly those that bring some part of the Act you are viewing into force and secondly, those that bring into force legislation that affects some part of the legislation you are viewing. If you are viewing a prospective version or there is a prospective version available there may be commencement orders listed here that are relevant to the provision you are viewing.Commencement Orders bringing legislation that affects this Act into force:S.I. 2003/3142 art. 3(1) Sch. 1 commences (2003 c. 21)S.I. 2005/3056 art. 2(2) commences (2003 c. 17)S.I. 2005/3175 art. 2(2) commences (2004 c. 33)S.I. 2006/1014 art. 2(a) Sch. 1 para. 11(q) commences (2005 c. 4)S.I. 2009/812 art. 3(a)(b) commences (2006 c. 52)S.I. 2009/1604 art. 2 commences (2005 c. 4)S.I. 2009/3250 art. 2(h) commences (2007 c. 29)S.I. 2010/275 art. 3 commences (2006 c. 22)S.I. 2010/969 art. 2 commences (2009 c. 12)S.I. 2011/1418 art. 2 commences (2010 c. 23)S.I. 2011/2329 art. 3 commences (2011 c. 5)S.I. 2012/1129 art. 2 Coming into forceS.I. 2012/1187 art. 2 commences ()S.I. 2012/1187 art. 2(1)(k) commences (2011 nawm 4)S.S.I. 2010/132 art. 2 commences (2009 asp 10)167 Application for relief.E+W+S+N.I.(1)An application for relief under this section may be made to the High Court or an election court or else, if in respect of a payment made in contravention of section 78(1) or (2) above, or of paragraph 1 of Schedule 4 to this Act, to a county court.
[F1(1A)Where a person makes an application under this section he shall notify the Director of Public Prosecutions of the application and the Director or his assistant or representative may attend the hearing of the application and make representations at the hearing in respect of it.]
(2)If it is shown to the court by such evidence as to the court seems sufficient—
(a)that any act or omission of any person would apart from this section by reason of being in contravention of this Act be an illegal practice, payment, employment or hiring,
(b)that the act or omission arose from inadvertence or from accidental miscalculation or from some other reasonable cause of a like nature, and in any case did not arise from any want of good faith, and
(c)that such notice of the application has been given in the constituency or, as the case may be, the area of the authority for which the election was held, as to the court seems fit,
and under the circumstances it seems to the court to be just that either that or any other person should not be subject to any of the consequences under this Act of the act or omission, the court may make an order allowing the act or omission to be an exception from the provisions of this Act making it an illegal practice, payment, employment or hiring and upon the making of the order no person shall be subject to any of the consequences under this Act of that act or omission.
(3)In relation to an election of councillors in Scotland, the references in subsection (1) to applications to the High Court or a county court shall be omitted.
[F3(5)Article 60 of the County Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1980 (appeals from county courts) shall apply in relation to any order of a county court in Northern Ireland made by virtue of this section as it applies in relation to any such decree of a county court as is mentioned in paragraph (1) of that Article.]
Annotations:Annotations are used to give authority for changes and other effects on the legislation you are viewing and to convey editorial information. They appear at the foot of the relevant provision or under the associated heading. Annotations are categorised by annotation type, such as F-notes for textual amendments and I-notes for commencement information (a full list can be found in the Editorial Practice Guide). Each annotation is identified by a sequential reference number. For F-notes, M-notes and X-notes, the number also appears in bold superscript at the relevant location in the text. All annotations contain links to the affecting legislation.Amendments (Textual)F1S. 167(1A) inserted by Representation of the People Act 1985 (c. 50, SIF 42), s. 24, Sch. 4 para. 56F2S. 167(4) repealed (16.2.2001) by 2000 c. 41, ss. 138(1)(2), 158(2)(3), Sch. 18 para. 18(1)(f), Sch. 22 (with ss. 156(6), 158(3)); S.I. 2001/222, art. 2, Sch. 1 Pt. 1, Annex (with Sch. 1 Pt. II)F3S. 167(5) substituted (16.2.2001) by 2000 c. 41, ss. 138(1)(2), 158(2)(3), Sch. 18 para. 18(5); S.I. 2001/222, art. 2, Sch. 1 Pt. 1 (with Sch. 1 Pt. II)Modifications etc. (not altering text)C1S. 167 applied (E.W.S.) by S.I. 1986/2209, regs. 2, 3, 5(1)(6)-(8), Sch. 1 Pt. IS. 167 applied (N.I.) by S.I. 1986/2250, regs. 2, 3, 5, Sch. 1 Pt. IS. 167 applied (E.) (28.7.2007) by The Local Authorities (Conduct of Referendums) (England) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/2089), regs. 8, 11, 13, {Sch. 4 Table 1}S. 167 applied (E.) (28.7.2007) by The Local Authorities (Conduct of Referendums) (England) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/2089), reg. 15, Sch. 6C2S. 167 applied (with modifications) (N.I.) (4.5.1996) by S.I. 1996/1220, art. 3(1)(b)(5)-(8), Sch. 1S. 167 applied (with modifications) (31.7.1997) by 1997 c. 61, s. 3, Sch. 3 para. 13 Table 1S. 167 applied (with modifications) (N.I.) (25.4.1998) by S.I. 1998/1126, art. 6, Sch. 2 S. 167 applied (with modifications) (11.3.1999) by S.I. 1999/787, art. 85(1)-(3), Sch. 6 Pts. I, II (which S.I. was revoked (21.11.2002 except for specified purposes) by S.I. 2002/2779, arts. 1, 2 (which S.I. was revoked (15.3.2007) by S.I. 2007/937, art. 2(a)))S. 167 applied (with modifications) (2.4.2001) by S.I. 2001/1298, regs. 8, 10(4), Sch. 3 Table 2 (subject to regs. 9-12, 15-17, 20, 25)S. 167 applied (with modifications) (2.4.2001) by S.I. 2001/1298, reg. 19(8), Sch. 6S. 167 applied (with modifications) (21.11.2002 except for specified purposes) by The Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/2779), arts. 1, 81, Sch. 6 Pts. I, II (which S.I. was revoked (15.3.2007) by S.I. 2007/937, art. 2(a))S. 167 applied (W.) (24.3.2004) by The Local Authorities (Conduct of Referendums) (Wales) Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/870), reg. 8, {Sch. 3 Table 2} (which S.I. was revoked (24.7.2008) by S.I. 2008/1848)S. 167 applied (W.) (24.3.2004) by The Local Authorities (Conduct of Referendums) (Wales) Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/870), reg. 15(8), Sch. 5 (which S.I. was revoked (24.7.2008) by S.I. 2008/1848)S. 167 applied (with modifications) (23.7.2004) by The Regional Assembly and Local Government Referendums Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/1962), art. 6(2), Sch. 2 Pt. 2S. 167 applied (with modifications) (15.3.2007 except for specified purposes) by The Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/937), arts. 1, 83, Sch. 6 Pts. I, IIC3S. 167 applied (W.) (24.7.2008) by The Local Authorities (Conduct of Referendums) (Wales) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/1848), reg. 11, Sch. 5C4S. 167 applied (with modifications) (W.) (24.7.2008) by The Local Authorities (Conduct of Referendums) (Wales) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/1848), reg. 8, {Sch. 4 para. 1 Table 1}C5S. 167 applied (with modifications) (1.8.2001) by S.I. 2001/2599, art. 3, Sch. 1 (as substituted (10.2.2009) by S.I. 2009/256, arts. 1(2), 3, Sch. 1)Previous: ProvisionNext: ProvisionBack to topOptions/HelpPrint OptionsPrint The Whole ActPDF The Whole ActWeb page The Whole ActPrint The Whole PartPDF The Whole PartWeb page The Whole PartPrint The Whole Cross HeadingPDF The Whole Cross HeadingWeb page The Whole Cross HeadingPrint This Section onlyPDF This Section onlyWeb page This Section onlyYou have chosen to open The Whole ActThe Whole Act you have selected contains over 200 provisions and might take some time to download. 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