8.—(1) In this regulation —| (a) | “small traditional election advertisement” means a traditional election advertisement that can fit into a space measuring 1.75 metres by 1.2 metres; | | (b) | “large traditional election advertisement” means —| (i) | a traditional election advertisement that —| (A) | cannot fit into a space measuring 1.75 metres by 1.2 metres; but | | (B) | can fit within a space measuring 9 metres by 1.2 metres; or |
| | (ii) | 2 or more small traditional election advertisements that are displayed so closely to one another as to form a single traditional election advertisement that falls within sub‑paragraph (i); and |
| | (c) | in relation to an election in a group representation constituency, a traditional election advertisement is publicly displayed by or on behalf of a group of candidates if it is publicly displayed by or on behalf of any, some or all of the candidates in the group. |
(2) For the purposes of section 61H(1)(d) of the Act, the maximum permissible number of small traditional election advertisements allowed to be publicly displayed by or on behalf of a candidate or a group of candidates (as the case may be) in an election in an electoral division is the greater of A and B, as determined by the following table:Type of electoral division |
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| 1. | Group representation constituency with groups of 6 candidates |
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| | The number obtained by dividing the number of electors in the electoral division by 50 and, if applicable, rounding the result to the nearest 100 |
| | | 2. | Group representation constituency with groups of 5 candidates |
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| | The number obtained by dividing the number of electors in the electoral division by 50 and, if applicable, rounding the result to the nearest 100 |
| | | 3. | Group representation constituency with groups of 4 candidates |
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| | The number obtained by dividing the number of electors in the electoral division by 50 and, if applicable, rounding the result to the nearest 100 |
| | | 4. | Group representation constituency with groups of 3 candidates |
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| | The number obtained by dividing the number of electors in the electoral division by 50 and, if applicable, rounding the result to the nearest 100 |
| | | 5. | Any other electoral division |
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| | The number obtained by dividing the number of electors in the electoral division by 50 and, if applicable, rounding the result to the nearest 100 |
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(3) For the purposes of section 61H(1)(d) of the Act, the maximum permissible number of large traditional election advertisements allowed to be publicly displayed by or on behalf of a candidate or a group of candidates (as the case may be) in an election in an electoral division is the greater of A and B, as determined by the following table:| Type of electoral division |
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| 1. | Group representation constituency with groups of 6 candidates |
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| | The number obtained by dividing the number of electors in the electoral division by 4,000 and, if applicable, rounding the result to the nearest whole number |
| | | 2. | Group representation constituency with groups of 5 candidates |
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| | The number obtained by dividing the number of electors in the electoral division by 4,000 and, if applicable, rounding the result to the nearest whole number |
| | | 3. | Group representation constituency with groups of 4 candidates |
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| | The number obtained by dividing the number of electors in the electoral division by 4,000 and, if applicable, rounding the result to the nearest whole number |
| | | 4. | Group representation constituency with groups of 3 candidates |
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| | The number obtained by dividing the number of electors in the electoral division by 4,000 and, if applicable, rounding the result to the nearest whole number |
| | | 5. | Any other electoral division |
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| | The number obtained by dividing the number of electors in the electoral division by 4,000 and, if applicable, rounding the result to the nearest whole number |
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(4) If a large traditional election advertisement within the meaning of paragraph (1)(b)(ii) is publicly displayed by or on behalf of a candidate or a group of candidates, as the case may be —| (a) | each of the small traditional election advertisements that forms the large traditional election advertisement must be counted towards the maximum number in paragraph (2); and | | (b) | the large traditional election advertisement must be counted towards the maximum number in paragraph (3). |
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| (5) A traditional election advertisement that is neither a small traditional election advertisement nor a large traditional election advertisement must not be publicly displayed in an electoral division by or on behalf of a candidate or a group of candidates in an election in that electoral division. |
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