SCHEDULES

F1Schedule 2A Control of Donations to Candidates

Part II Controls on donations

Acceptance or return of donations

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(1)

Sections 56 to 60 of the 2000 Act shall apply for the purposes of this Schedule in relation to—

(a)

a relevant donation received by a candidate or his election agent, and

(b)

the candidate or (as the case may be) the election agent,

as they apply in relation to a donation received by a registered party and the registered party.

(2)

In the application of sections 56 to 60 of that Act in accordance with sub-paragraph (1)—

(a)

section 56(1) shall have effect as if the reference to the particulars relating to a donor which would be required to be included in a donation report by virtue of paragraph 2 of Schedule 6 (if the donation were a recordable donation within the meaning of that Schedule) were construed as a reference to the particulars which are required to be included in a return by virtue of paragraph 11(c) below;

(b)

section 56(3) shall have effect as if the reference to the party were omitted and the reference to the treasurer of the party were construed as a reference to the candidate or (as the case may be) his election agent; and

(c)

section 56(4) shall have effect as if the reference to the treasurer of the party were construed as a reference to the candidate or (as the case may be) his election agent.