SCHEDULE 6Minor and consequential amendments
Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (c. 41)
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(1)
Schedule 15 (control of donations to permitted participants) is amended as follows.
(2)
In paragraph 4 (payments etc not to be regarded as donations)—
(a)
sub-paragraph (1)(a) is omitted;
(b)
“(3)
Any payment out of public funds shall not be regarded as a donation for the purposes of paragraph 6A.
(4)
For all other purposes of this Schedule, such a payment shall not be regarded as a donation unless it is a grant provided to a designated organisation by virtue of section 110(2).”
(3)
In sub-paragraph (3) of that paragraph (inserted by sub-paragraph (2)(b) above), after “paragraph 6A” there is inserted “
or 6B
”
.
(4)
In sub-paragraph (2)(b) of paragraph 7 (acceptance or return of donations), for “section 56(3) and (4)” there is substituted “
section 56(3), (3B) and (4)
”
.