Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000

Donations to recognised third parties U.K.

95 Control of donations to recognised third parties. U.K.

Schedule 11 has effect for controlling donations to recognised third parties F1 ....

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in s. 95 omitted (24.11.2022) by virtue of Elections Act 2022 (c. 37), ss. 24(6), 67(1); S.I. 2022/1226, reg. 2(c)

Commencement Information

I1 S. 95 wholly in force at 16.2.2001; s. 95 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 163(2); s. 95 in force at 16.2.2001 by S.I. 2001/222, art. 2, Sch. 1 Pt. I (subject to transitional provisions in Sch. 1 Pt. II)

[F2 95ZA Control of donation to recognised third parties: power of Scottish Ministers U.K.

(1) The powers under the following provisions of Schedule 11 are exercisable by the Scottish Ministers instead of the Secretary of State, so far as they relate to polls at elections for membership of the Scottish Parliament—

(a) paragraph 3(4) (power to change meaning of defined expenses and sponsorship),

(b) paragraph 6A(6) (power to make regulations about how the value of a benefit is calculated), and

(c) paragraph 6B(4) (power to make regulations about the retention of declarations).

(2) For the purposes of the exercise by the Scottish Ministers of the powers mentioned in subsection (1), paragraphs 3, 6A and 6B of Schedule 11 apply as if any reference to the Secretary of State was a reference to the Scottish Ministers.

(3) Subsection (1) does not apply to a power so far as it relates to circumstances where a limit applies to expenditure in relation to a period determined by reference both to the date of the poll for an election for membership of the Scottish Parliament and to the date of any other election.]

Textual Amendments

F2 S. 95ZA inserted (18.5.2017) by Scotland Act 2016 (c. 11), ss. 7(4), 72(4)(a) (with s. 7(5)); S.I. 2017/608, reg. 2(1)(e)