Part IV Control of donations to registered parties and their members etc.

Chapter II Restrictions on donations to registered parties

Permissible donations

57 Return of donations where donor unidentifiable.

(1)

For the purposes of section 56(2)(b) the required steps are as follows—

(a)

if the donation mentioned in that provision was transmitted by a person other than the donor, and the identity of that person is apparent, to return the donation to that person;

(b)

if paragraph (a) does not apply but it is apparent that the donor has, in connection with the donation, used any facility provided by an identifiable financial institution, to return the donation to that institution; and

(c)

in any other case, to send the donation to the Commission.

(2)

In subsection (1) any reference to returning or sending a donation to any person or body includes a reference to sending a payment of an equivalent amount to that person or body.

(3)

Any amount sent to the Commission in pursuance of subsection (1)(c) shall be paid by them into the Consolidated Fund.