26(1)This paragraph applies in relation to a donation received by a permitted participant if—U.K.
(a)the permitted participant is a registered party that is not a minor party,
(b)the donation is received from a person (“the donor”) who in relation to that donation is not a permissible donor for the purposes of Part 4 of the 2000 Act by virtue of section 54 of that Act,
(c)the donor is a person within sub-paragraph (3), and
(d)the donation is received by the party within the referendum period.
(2)In relation to that donation, the donor is to be regarded for the purposes of Part 4 of the 2000 Act as a permissible donor.
(3)The persons within this sub-paragraph are—
(a)a Gibraltar elector;
(b)a body falling within any of paragraphs (b) to (g) of section 54(2A) of the 2000 Act;
(c)a body incorporated by Royal Charter which does not fall within section 54(2) of that Act;
(d)a charitable incorporated organisation within the meaning of Part 11 of the Charities Act 2011 or Part 11 of the Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008;
(e)a Scottish charitable incorporated organisation within the meaning of Chapter 7 of Part 1 of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 10);
(f)a partnership constituted under the law of Scotland which carries on business in the United Kingdom.
(4)In relation to a donation in the form of a bequest sub-paragraph (3)(a) is to be read as referring to an individual who was, at any time within the period of 5 years ending with the date of the individual's death, a Gibraltar elector.
(5)In this paragraph—
(a)“donation” has the same meaning as in section 54 of the 2000 Act (see section 50 of that Act);
(b)“Gibraltar elector” has the same meaning as in the 2000 Act (see section 160(1) of that Act).
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 1 para. 26 in force at 1.2.2016 by S.I. 2016/69, reg. 2
27U.K.Where paragraph 26 applies in relation to a donation received by a permitted participant, paragraph 2 of Schedule 6 to the 2000 Act (details to be given in donation reports) has effect as if—
(a)in sub-paragraph (1)(a) for “(10)” there were substituted “ (10C) ”, and
(b)the following sub-paragraphs were inserted after sub-paragraph (10)—
“(10A)In the case of a body within paragraph 26(3)(c) of Schedule 1 to the European Union Referendum Act 2015 (body incorporated by Royal Charter) the report must give—
(a)the name of the body; and
(b)the address of its main office in the United Kingdom.
(10B)In the case of a body within paragraph 26(3)(d) or (e) of that Schedule (charitable incorporated organisation) the report must give—
(a)the name of the body; and
(b)the address of its principal office.
(10C)In the case of a body within paragraph 26(3)(f) of that Schedule (Scottish partnership) the report must give—
(a)the name of the body; and
(b)the address of its main office in the United Kingdom.”
Commencement Information
I2Sch. 1 para. 27 in force at 1.2.2016 by S.I. 2016/69, reg. 2