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(1)Where—
(a)a donation is received by a registered party, and
(b)it is not immediately decided that the party should (for whatever reason) refuse the donation,
all reasonable steps must be taken forthwith by or on behalf of the party to verify (or, so far as any of the following is not apparent, ascertain) the identity of the donor, whether he is a permissible donor, and (if that appears to be the case) all such details in respect of him as are required by virtue of paragraph 2 of Schedule 6 to be given in respect of the donor of a recordable donation.
(2)If a registered party receives a donation which it is prohibited from accepting by virtue of section 54(1), or which it is decided that the party should for any other reason refuse, then—
(a)unless the donation falls within section 54(1)(b), the donation, or a payment of an equivalent amount, must be sent back to the person who made the donation or any person appearing to be acting on his behalf,
(b)if the donation falls within that provision, the required steps (as defined by section 57(1)) must be taken in relation to the donation,
within the period of 30 days beginning with the date when the donation is received by the party.
(3)Where—
(a)subsection (2)(a) applies in relation to a donation, and
(b)the donation is not dealt with in accordance with that provision,
the party and the treasurer of the party are each guilty of an offence.
(4)Where—
(a)subsection (2)(b) applies in relation to a donation, and
(b)the donation is not dealt with in accordance with that provision,
the treasurer of the party is guilty of an offence.
(5)For the purposes of this Part a donation received by a registered party shall be taken to have been accepted by the party unless—
(a)the steps mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) of subsection (2) are taken in relation to the donation within the period of 30 days mentioned in that subsection; and
(b)a record can be produced of the receipt of the donation and—
(i)of the return of the donation, or the equivalent amount, as mentioned in subsection (2)(a), or
(ii)of the required steps being taken in relation to the donation as mentioned in subsection (2)(b),
as the case may be.
(6)Where a donation is received by a registered party in the form of an amount paid into any account held by the party with a financial institution, it shall be taken for the purposes of this Part to have been received by the party at the time when the party is notified in the usual way of the payment into the account.
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