Apportionment of advertising expenses for publication of candidate advertisement both before and during regulated period

1 This section applies if a candidate advertisement— a is published both before the commencement of the regulated period and during the regulated period; or b is published before the commencement of the regulated period and continues to be published during the regulated period. 2 If this section applies,— a the candidate advertisement is deemed to have been published during the regulated period; but b the advertising expenses for the publication of the candidate advertisement must be apportioned so that only a fair proportion of the expenses is attributed to being incurred during the regulated period. 3 Only the advertising expenses attributed to being incurred during the regulated period in accordance with subsection (2) are election expenses. 1993 No 87 s 205C (pre-1 January 2011) Section 205D : substituted , on 1 January 2011 , by section 8 of the Electoral (Finance Reform and Advance Voting) Amendment Act 2010 (2010 No 137).