(1)Each return under section 80 must, when delivered to the Commission, be accompanied by a declaration which complies with subsection (2) and is signed by the treasurer.
(2)The declaration must state—
(a)that the treasurer has examined the return in question; and
(b)that to the best of his knowledge and belief—
(i)it is a complete and correct return as required by law, and
(ii)all expenses shown in it as paid have been paid by him or a deputy treasurer of the party or a person authorised under section 76.
(3)A person commits an offence if—
(a)he knowingly or recklessly makes a false declaration under this section; or
(b)subsection (1) is contravened at a time when he is treasurer of the registered party to which the return relates.
Commencement Information
I1S. 83 wholly in force at 16.2.2001; s. 83 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 163(2); s. 83 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)