The European Parliamentary Elections (Loans and Related Transactions and Miscellaneous Provisions) (United Kingdom and Gibraltar) Order 2009

18.—(1) Schedule 7A(1) (control of loans etc to individuals and members associations) shall be amended as follows.

(2) After paragraph 4(3) insert—

“(3A) A person who is a permissible donor within the meaning of section 54(2A) is also an authorised participant if—

(a) the regulated transaction is entered into by—

(i) a member of a registered party; or

(ii) a members association whose membership consists wholly or mainly of members of a registered party,

and the party is a Gibraltar party whose entry in the register includes a statement that it intends to contest one or more elections to the European Parliament in the combined region; or

(b) the regulated transaction is entered into by a member of the European Parliament elected in the combined region.

(3B) In its application for the purposes of this Part by virtue of subsection (3A), section 54(2A) has effect as if for “the donation is received” there were substituted “the regulated transaction” is entered into.”.

(3) In paragraph 9(4)(a) after “section 54(2)” insert “or (2A)”.

(4) In paragraph 17—

(a) in subsection (2) after paragraph (c) insert—

“(d) in Gibraltar, the Gibraltar Court.”; and

(b) in subsection (6) after “Rules of court” insert “in any part of the United Kingdom”.

(1)

Schedule 7A was inserted in the 2000 Act by paragraph 99 in Part 6 of Schedule 1 to the 2006 Act.