Referendums (Scotland) Act 2020

Return of donation where donor unidentifiable

37 (1) For the purposes of paragraph 36(3)(b), the required steps are—

(a) if the donation was transmitted by a person other than the donor and the identity of that person is apparent, to return the donation to that person,

(b) if paragraph (a) does not apply but it is apparent that the donor has, in connection with the donation, used any facility provided by an identifiable financial institution, to return the donation to that institution, or

(c) in any other case, to send the donation to the Electoral Commission.

(2) In sub-paragraph (1) any reference to returning or sending a donation to any person or body includes a reference to sending a payment of an equivalent amount to that person or body.

(3) Any amount sent to the Electoral Commission in pursuance of sub-paragraph (1)(c) is to be paid by the Commission into the Scottish Consolidated Fund.