Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (c. 41)
30(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)at the end there is inserted—
“(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)”.