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Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000

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[F195AQuarterly donation reportsU.K.
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(1)The responsible person in relation to a recognised third party must, in respect of each reporting period that falls within a pre-dissolution period, prepare a report about reportable donations (“a quarterly report”).

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(3)A “pre-dissolution period” means a period—

(a)beginning with the [F3day that is the fourth anniversary of the day on which the Parliament then in existence first met], and

(b)ending with the day before the day F4... on which Parliament is dissolved.

[F5(3A)In a case where the pre-dissolution period is 3 months or less, the reporting period is the pre-dissolution period.

(3B)In a case where the pre-dissolution period is more than 3 months, the reporting periods are—

(a)the period of 3 months beginning with the first day of the pre-dissolution period,

(b)any succeeding period of 3 months falling within the pre-dissolution period, and

(c)any final period of less than 3 months falling within that period.]

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(6)A quarterly report must comply with the requirements of Schedule 11A.

(7)A “reportable donation” means a relevant donation (within the meaning of Schedule 11) which—

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(b)is accepted, or is dealt with in accordance with section 56(2) (as applied by paragraph 7 of Schedule 11), by the recognised third party during the reporting period.

(8)A quarterly report must be delivered to the Commission by the responsible person within the period of 30 days beginning with the end of the reporting period to which it relates.

(9)The report must be accompanied by a declaration signed by the responsible person stating that, to the best of that person's knowledge and belief—

(a)all reportable donations (if any) recorded in the report as having been accepted by the recognised third party are from permissible donors, and

(b)there are no reportable donations which are required to be recorded in the report in accordance with Schedule 11A which are not so recorded.

(10)This section does not require the preparation of a quarterly report in respect of a reporting period if no reportable donations are accepted, or dealt with, as described in subsection (7)(b), by the recognised third party during that period.

[F9(10A)This section does not apply in relation to a recognised third party that is subject to the lower-tier expenditure limits.]

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