The Transparency of Donations and Loans etc. (Northern Ireland Political Parties) Order 2018

Statutory Instruments

2018 No. 328

Political Parties, Northern Ireland

The Transparency of Donations and Loans etc. (Northern Ireland Political Parties) Order 2018

Made

7th March 2018

Coming into force in accordance with Article 1(2) and (3)

The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 71D(1) and 71Z3(2) of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000(3), section 15A(1) to (3) of the Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2006(4) and section 63(1) to (3) of the Electoral Administration Act 2006(5).

In accordance with sections 71A(4) and 71Z(4) of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000, section 15A(1) of the Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2006 and section 63(1) of the Electoral Administration Act 2006, the Electoral Commission has been consulted prior to making this Order.

A draft of this Order has been laid before Parliament under section 156(4)(ca) and (dd) of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000, section 15A(5) of the Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2006 and section 63(6) of the Electoral Administration Act 2006 and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament.

(1)

Section 71D was inserted by paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 to the Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2006 (c. 33) (“NIMPA 2006”); “prescribed” is defined in section 71A(4) of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (c. 41) (which was inserted by section 12 of NIMPA 2006) as meaning prescribed by an order made by the Secretary of State after consulting the Electoral Commission.

(2)

Section 71Z3 was inserted by S.I. 2008/1319; “prescribed” is defined in section 71Z(4) of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (which was inserted by S.I. 2008/1319) as meaning prescribed by an order made by the Secretary of State after consulting the Electoral Commission.

(3)

2000 c. 41.

(4)

2006 c. 33; section 15A was inserted by section 1 of the Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2014 (c. 13) (“NIMPA 2014”). See also the restrictions on the power in section 15B of NIMPA 2006, which was inserted by section 1 of NIMPA 2014.

(5)

2006 c. 22; section 63 was amended by section 2 of NIMPA 2014.