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(ii) the period starting on the day the person first becomes a political office holder or a Member of Parliament (as the case may be) on or after the appointed day, and ending on (and including) 31 December of the same year in which the period starts;

(e) for a Part 4 politically significant entity —

(i) the period starting on the appointed day and ending on (and including) 31 December of the same year the appointed day falls; or

(ii) the period starting on the day the entity first becomes a politically significant entity on or after the appointed day, and ending on (and including) 31 December of the same year in which the period starts; or

(f) for an individual who is designated under section 48(1) as a politically significant person—

(i) the period starting on the appointed day and ending on (and including) 31 December of the same year the appointed day falls; or

(ii) the period starting on the day the person is first designated a politically significant person on or after the appointed day, and ending on (and including) 31 December of the same year in which the period starts;

“relevant period” means—

(a) for a candidate at an election or such a candidate’ election agent, the period—

(i) starting on the first day of the pre-election period of the election; and

(ii) ending on (and including) the last day of the post-election period of the election; or