1.—(1) This Schedule has effect for controlling donations to individual candidates at an election.
(2) The following provisions have effect for the purposes of this Schedule.
(3) In accordance with sub-paragraph (1), references to a candidate are to an individual candidate.
(4) “Relevant donation”, in relation to a candidate at an election, means a donation to the candidate or his election agent for the purpose of meeting election expenses incurred by or on behalf of the candidate.
(5) In sub-paragraph (4) above the reference to a donation for the purpose of meeting election expenses incurred by or on behalf of a candidate includes a reference to a donation for the purpose of securing that any such expenses are not so incurred; and a donation shall be taken to be a donation for either of those purposes if, having regard to all the circumstances, it must be reasonably assumed to be such a donation.
(6) “Donation” shall be construed in accordance with paragraphs 2 to 4 below.
[F1(7) In relation to a donation received by a candidate at an election in Great Britain or Gibraltar, references to a permissible donor falling within section 54(2) of the 2000 Act are to be read as if section 54(2) did not include a party registered in the Northern Ireland register maintained by the Commission under Part 2 of that Act.]
(8) “The Commission” means the Electoral Commission established by section 1 of that Acct.
Textual Amendments
F1Sch. 6 para. 1(7) substituted (30.1.2009) by The European Parliamentary Elections (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/186), regs. 1(2), 44(2)