SCHEDULE 3Campaign rules
PART 5Control of donations
Declaration of responsible person as to donation reports under paragraph 43
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(1)
Each report prepared under paragraph 43 in respect of relevant donations received by a permitted participant must be accompanied by a declaration which complies with sub-paragraph (2) and is signed by the responsible person.
(2)
The declaration must state—
(a)
that the responsible person has examined the report, and
(b)
that to the best of the responsible person's knowledge and belief, it is a complete and correct report as required by law.
(3)
A person commits an offence if—
(a)
the person knowingly or recklessly makes a false declaration under this paragraph, or
(b)
sub-paragraph (1) is contravened at a time when the person is the responsible person in the case of the permitted participant to which the report relates.
(4)
A person who commits an offence under sub-paragraph (3) is liable—
(a)
on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum (or both),
(b)
on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to a fine (or both).