Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000

[F1 3 (1) This paragraph applies where the Commission have reasonable grounds to suspect that— U.K.

(a) a person has committed an offence under this Act, or

(b) a person has contravened (otherwise than by committing an offence) any restriction or other requirement imposed by or by virtue of this Act.

In this paragraph “the suspected offence or contravention” means the offence or contravention referred to above.

(2) The Commission may by notice require any person (including an organisation to which, or an individual to whom, paragraph 1 applies)—

(a) to produce, for inspection by the Commission or a person authorised by the Commission, any documents that they reasonably require for the purposes of investigating the suspected offence or contravention;

(b) to provide the Commission, or a person authorised by the Commission, with any information or explanation that they reasonably require for those purposes.

(3) A person to whom a notice is given under sub-paragraph (2) shall comply with it within such reasonable time as is specified in the notice.

(4) A person authorised by the Commission (“the investigator”) may require—

(a) the person mentioned in sub-paragraph (1), if that person is an individual, or

(b) an individual who the investigator reasonably believes has relevant information,

to attend before the investigator at a specified time and place and answer any questions that the investigator reasonably considers to be relevant.

(5) In sub-paragraph (4) “relevant” means relevant to an investigation by the Commission of the suspected offence or contravention.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 19B inserted (1.12.2010) by Political Parties and Elections Act 2009 (c. 12), ss. 2(2), 43(1), Sch. 1; S.I. 2010/2866, art. 3(b)(e) (with art. 5)