This article is within the scope of WikiProject Elections and Referendums, an ongoing effort to improve the quality of, expand upon and create new articles relating to elections, electoral reform and other aspects of democratic decision-making. For more information, visit our project page.Elections and ReferendumsWikipedia:WikiProject Elections and ReferendumsTemplate:WikiProject Elections and ReferendumsElections and Referendums articles
This article is within the scope of WikiProject Politics of the United Kingdom, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of Politics of the United Kingdom on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.Politics of the United KingdomWikipedia:WikiProject Politics of the United KingdomTemplate:WikiProject Politics of the United KingdomPolitics of the United Kingdom articles
This article has been automatically rated by a bot or other tool because one or more other projects use this class. Please ensure the assessment is correct before removing the |auto= parameter.
This article is within the scope of WikiProject Law, an attempt at providing a comprehensive, standardised, pan-jurisdictional and up-to-date resource for the legal field and the subjects encompassed by it.LawWikipedia:WikiProject LawTemplate:WikiProject Lawlaw articles
"This prohibition extended to broadcasters outside the state." This sentence is ambiguous. Does "broadcasters outside the state" mean "privately owned broadcasters" (I don't think there were any, anyway?) or does it mean "broadcasters abroad, outside the UK" (in which case how was the law enforced against them?)? 86.178.79.98 (talk) 06:53, 5 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
It means broadcasters geographically located outside the state. I presume that it was intended to prevent candidates or parties from purchasing time on (e.g.) Radio Luxembourg, which was a popular station in the UK. How would it be enforced? Well, I suppose that anyone infringing the prohibition would either have their nomination disqualified or their election overturned on petition, presumably in an action instituted by electors or other candidates.Lozleader (talk) 10:09, 5 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
This is the text of the relevant section:
Election propaganda.
37.—(1) No person shall, with intent to influence persons to give or refrain from giving their votes at a parliamentary election, use, or aid, abet, counsel, or procure the use of, any wireless transmitting station outside the United Kingdom for the transmission of any matter having reference to the election otherwise than in pursuance of arrangements made with the British Broadcasting Corporation for it to be received and retransmitted by that Corporation.
To which one might add "Any offence under this section shall be an illegal practice within the meaning of the parliamentary corrupt practices Act: Provided that the court before whom a person is convicted of an offence under this section may, if they think it just in the special circumstances of the case, mitigate or entirely remit any incapacity imposed by section ten of that Act." (in the interpretation section it notes that the Act referred to is Corrupt and Illegal Practices Prevention Act 1883) Lozleader (talk) 12:24, 5 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
.svg){kind=small}
