Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000

[F1 94G Authorisation U.K.

(1) A registered party may authorise a recognised third party to incur controlled expenditure in England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland that is targeted at the registered party.

(2) An authorisation—

(a) must be in writing,

(b) must be signed by a relevant officer,

(c) must specify the part of the United Kingdom to which it relates, and

(d) may specify a cap on the amount of expenditure authorised.

(3) An authorisation is of no effect until a copy of it has been given to the Commission by the registered party.

(4) The Commission must, as soon as is reasonably practicable after receiving a copy of an authorisation, enter in the register maintained under section 89 (register of notifications)—

(a) the fact that the registered party has given the authorisation, and

(b) the information specified in it.

(5) A registered party may at any time withdraw an authorisation already given.

(6) A withdrawal of an authorisation—

(a) must be in writing, and

(b) must be signed by a relevant officer.

(7) A withdrawal of an authorisation is of no effect until a copy of it has been given to the Commission by the registered party.

(8) The Commission must, as soon as is reasonably practicable after receiving a copy of a withdrawal of an authorisation, update the register maintained under section 89.

(9) For the purposes of this section “relevant officer”, in relation to a registered party, means—

(a) the treasurer of the party, or

(b) a deputy treasurer of the party.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Ss. 94C-94H and cross-heading inserted (30.1.2014) by Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act 2014 (c. 4), ss. 30(8), 45(3)(b) (with s. 46(1)(2))