Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000

[F1 95A Quarterly donation reports U.K.

(1) The responsible person in relation to a recognised third party must, in respect of each reporting period that falls within a pre-dissolution period, prepare a report about reportable donations (“a quarterly report”).

(2) The reporting periods are—

(a) the period of 3 months beginning with the first day of the pre-dissolution period,

(b) each succeeding period of 3 months falling within the pre-dissolution period, and

(c) any final period of less than 3 months falling within that period.

(3) A “pre-dissolution period” means a period—

(a) beginning with the first day of a qualifying regulated period, and

(b) ending with the day before the day (or the last day) during that qualifying regulated period on which Parliament is dissolved.

(4) A “qualifying regulated period” is a period in relation to which any limit is imposed by paragraph 3, 9, 10 or 11 of Schedule 10 (periods involving parliamentary general elections) other than a period including the date of the poll for an early parliamentary general election.

(5) An “early parliamentary general election” is a parliamentary general election the date of the poll for which is appointed under section 2(7) of the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011.

(6) A quarterly report must comply with the requirements of Schedule 11A.

(7) A “reportable donation” means a relevant donation (within the meaning of Schedule 11) which—

(a) is received by the recognised third party in respect of the relevant election or elections the poll or polls for which take place during the qualifying regulated period, and

(b) is accepted, or is dealt with in accordance with section 56(2) (as applied by paragraph 7 of Schedule 11), by the recognised third party during the reporting period.

(8) A quarterly report must be delivered to the Commission by the responsible person within the period of 30 days beginning with the end of the reporting period to which it relates.

(9) The report must be accompanied by a declaration signed by the responsible person stating that, to the best of that person's knowledge and belief—

(a) all reportable donations (if any) recorded in the report as having been accepted by the recognised third party are from permissible donors, and

(b) there are no reportable donations which are required to be recorded in the report in accordance with Schedule 11A which are not so recorded.

(10) This section does not require the preparation of a quarterly report in respect of a reporting period if no reportable donations are accepted, or dealt with, as described in subsection (7)(b), by the recognised third party during that period.

(11) This section does not apply in relation to—

(a) a recognised third party which is a registered party other than a minor party, or

(b) a recognised Gibraltar third party.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Ss. 95A-95F and cross-heading inserted (30.1.2014) by Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act 2014 (c. 4), ss. 33(2), 45(3)(b) (with s. 46(1)(2))