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(1)No amount of controlled expenditure shall be incurred by or on behalf of a recognised third party unless it is incurred with the authority of-
(a)the responsible person; or
(b)a person authorised in writing by the responsible person.
(2)A person commits an offence if, without reasonable excuse, he incurs any expenses in contravention of subsection (1).
(3)Where, in the case of a recognised third party that is a registered party, any expenses are incurred in contravention of subsection (1), the expenses shall not count for the purposes of sections 94 to 99 or Schedule 10 as controlled expenditure incurred by or on behalf of the recognised third party.
(4)This section does not apply in relation to a recognised Gibraltar third party except in relation to controlled expenditure incurred by or on behalf of that party during the period of four months ending with the date of the poll for a general election to the European Parliament.