62AExemption from requirement to prepare quarterly reports

1

This section applies if each of four consecutive donation reports prepared by the treasurer of a registered party in pursuance of subsection (1) of section 62 contains—

a

in the case of a party without accounting units, a statement under subsection (10) of that section, or

b

in the case of a party with accounting units, statements under subsection (10) of that section in relation to the central organisation of the party and each of its accounting units.

2

The treasurer is not required to prepare any further donation reports in pursuance of subsection (1) of that section until a recordable donation—

a

is accepted by the registered party, or

b

is dealt with by the registered party in accordance with section 56(2).

3

A recordable donation is a donation which is required to be recorded by virtue of any of subsections (4) to (9) of section 62 (including those subsections as applied by subsection (11) of that section).

4

If a recordable donation is accepted or (as the case may be) dealt with in accordance with section 56(2), nothing in this section affects the operation of section 62 in relation to—

a

the reporting period in which the recordable donation is so accepted or dealt with, or

b

any subsequent reporting period which falls before the time (if any) when this section again applies in relation to the party.

5

In this section, “donation report” and “reporting period” have the same meaning as in section 62.

8

This paragraph does not apply to a donation received by a holder of a relevant elective office unless he is not a member of a registered party and is F2...a member of a local authority in Scotland.

9

For the purposes of sub-paragraph (8), it is immaterial whether the donation is made to the holder of the relevant elective office in that capacity or in his capacity as a member of a registered party.

15ADonations to holders of certain elective offices

1

This paragraph applies in relation to donations received by a holder of a relevant elective office if—

a

the relevant body has in place arrangements requiring the holder of the office to report such donations, and

b

the Commission think that the arrangements correspond to the requirements of paragraph 10.

2

The Commission must make such arrangements as they think appropriate corresponding to section 69 as modified in pursuance of paragraph 15(3) to maintain a register of such information as they receive relating to such donations.

3

In sub-paragraph (1)(a) a relevant body is—

a

if the holder of a relevant elective office is a member of a body mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (f) of paragraph 1(8), that body;

b

if the holder of a relevant elective office is the Mayor of London, the London Assembly;

c

if the holder of a relevant elective office is an elected mayor within the meaning of Part 2 of the Local Government Act 2000, the local authority of which he is the mayor.