Recall of MPs Act 2015

Financial controls

16 Expenses, donations and reporting

(1) Schedule 3 regulates expenditure in relation to recall petitions.

(2) Schedule 4 regulates donations in relation to recall petitions.

(3) Schedule 5 imposes reporting requirements in connection with the financial control of recall petitions.

(4) The Minister may by regulations amend Schedule 4 or 5 to make provision corresponding or similar to any of the modifications to Schedule 15 to PPERA 2000 (control of donations to permitted participants) made by or under the Political Parties and Elections Act 2009 (other than section 20 of that Act).

(5) Regulations under subsection (4) are subject to affirmative resolution procedure.

17 Loans

(1) Section 62 of the Electoral Administration Act 2006 (regulation of loans: power to make provision) is amended as follows.

(2) In the heading, for “and referendums” substitute “, referendums and recall petitions”.

(3) In subsection (2), after paragraph (c) insert—

“(d) an accredited campaigner in relation to a recall petition.”

(4) In subsection (3A), for “recognised third party or a permitted participant in a referendum” substitute “relevant person”.

(5) After that subsection insert—

“(3B) In subsection (3A) “a relevant person” means—

(a) a recognised third party,

(b) a permitted participant in a referendum, or

(c) an accredited campaigner in relation to a recall petition.”

(6) In subsection (8), at the appropriate places insert—

• ““accredited campaigner” has the same meaning as in Schedule 3 to the Recall of MPs Act 2015 (see Part 5 of that Schedule);”;

• ““recall petition” has the same meaning as in the Recall of MPs Act 2015 (see section 1(2) of that Act);”.