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Political Parties and Elections Bill

I thank my noble friend for the amendments. I was confused when I first read this clause because it raised a whole lot of questions in my mind. The amendments have sorted out, or at least rectified, some of my queries, but I still have a couple of questions. The first concerns the elective office. I am not sure who that covers as no list is available. Secondly, how will we make people aware that this is a possibility, and what incentive will they have for appointing a compliance officer? I am not opposing the principle because I understand that anything that will take away the burdens from local officers will make a big difference. I am happy with the concept but there are one or two queries still in my mind.