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Electronic material to which sectioon 41 applies: other electronic material 


(1) Section 41 applies to electronic material which meets the following conditions.
(2) The first condition is that the electronic material—


(a) can reasonably be regarded as intended to achieve any purpose withinsection 45 (whether or not it can reasonably be regarded as intended to achieveany other purpose as well), or
(b) wholly or mainly relates to a referendum to which Part 7 of PPERA appliesand is published during the referendum period (within the meaning of thatPart) for that referendum.


(3) The second condition is that the promoter of the material or the person on behalf ofwhom it is published is—


(a) a registered party,
(b) a recognised third party,
(c) a candidate or future candidate,
(d) an elected office-holder,
(e) a referendum campaigner, or
(f) a recall petition campaigner.


(4) The third condition is that neither the promoter of the material, nor the person onbehalf of whom the material is published, has paid for the material to be publishedas an advertisement.
(5) Subsections (4) to (6) of section 42 apply in relation to subsection (4) as they applyin relation to subsection (3) of that section.