Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000

27Financial structure of registered party: accounting units

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(1)This section applies where a registered party is a party with accounting units.

(2)For each accounting unit there shall be—

(a)a person registered as the treasurer of the unit who shall be responsible for compliance on the part of the unit with the provisions of Parts III and IV so far as relating to it; and

(b)another person who is an officer of the unit registered for the purposes of subsection (3).

(3)Section 24(6), (8) and (9) shall apply in relation to a person registered as treasurer of an accounting unit as they apply in relation to a person registered as treasurer of the party, except that in section 24(6) the reference to the appropriate person shall be read as a reference to the officer of the unit who is registered for the purposes of this subsection.