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Paragraph 426
 

Prohibition — paying expenses


(1) No person or entity, other than a registered agent of a registered party or a person authorized under subsection 381(1), shall pay the registered party’s expenses.


Prohibition — incurring expenses


(2) Subject to section 348.02, no person or entity, other than a registered agent of a registered party, shall incur the registered party’s expenses.


Expenses incurred by registered agent other than chief agent


(2.1) Despite subsection (2), a registered agent — other than the chief agent — of a registered party shall, before incurring the party’s expenses, obtain the written authorization of the chief agent to incur those expenses, and shall incur them only in accordance with that authorization.


Prohibition — accepting contributions, borrowing


(3) No person or entity, other than a registered agent of a registered party, shall accept contributions to the registered party or borrow money on its behalf.


Prohibition — accepting or providing goods, services or funds


(4) No person or entity, other than a registered agent of a registered party, shall, on behalf of the registered party,


(a) accept a provision of goods or services, or a transfer of funds, if the provision or transfer is permitted under section 364; or


(b) provide goods or services, or transfer funds, if the provision or transfer is permitted under that section.


2000, c. 9, s. 426; 2003, c. 19, s. 36; 2014, c. 12, ss. 86, 155; 2018, c. 31, s. 261.