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(1)For the purposes of section 105(1) a registered party makes a declaration to the Commission under this section if the party makes a declaration to the Commission which identifies—
(a)the referendum to which it relates, and
(b)the outcome or outcomes for which the party proposes to campaign.
(2)A declaration under this section—
(a)must be signed by the responsible officers of the party (within the meaning of section 64); and
(b)if made by a minor party, must be accompanied by a notification which states the name of the person who will be responsible for compliance on the part of the party with the provisions of Chapter II.
(3)For the purposes of section 105(1) an individual or body gives a notification to the Commission under this section if he or it gives the Commission a notification which identifies—
(a)the referendum to which it relates, and
(b)the outcome or outcomes for which the giver of the notification proposes to campaign.
(4)A notification under this section must—
(a)if given by an individual, state—
(i)his full name, and
(ii)his home address in the United Kingdom, or (if he has no such address in the United Kingdom) his home address elsewhere,
and be signed by him;
(b)if given by a body falling within any of paragraphs (b) and (d) to (h) of section 54(2), state—
(i)all such details in respect of the body as are required by virtue of any of sub-paragraphs (4) and (6) to (10) of paragraph 2 of Schedule 6 to be given in respect of such a body as the donor of a recordable donation, and
(ii)the name of the person or officer who will be responsible for compliance on the part of the body with the provisions of Chapter II,
and be signed by the body’s secretary or a person who acts in a similar capacity in relation to the body.
(5)If at any time before the end of the compliance period any of the statements which, in accordance with any provision of subsection (4), are contained in a notification under this section (as it has effect for the time being) ceases to be accurate, the permitted participant by whom the notification was given shall give the Commission a notification (“a notification of alteration”) indicating that that statement is replaced by some other statement—
(a)contained in the notification of alteration, and
(b)conforming with that provision of subsection (4).
(6)For the purposes of subsection (5)—
(a)“the compliance period” is the period during which any provisions of Chapter II remain to be complied with on the part of the permitted participant; and
(b)any reference to subsection (4) shall be read, in relation to a notification under subsection (2), as a reference to subsection (2).
(7)In this section and sections 108 and 109 “outcome”, in the case of a referendum, means a particular outcome in relation to any question asked in the referendum.
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