Part VIControls relating to third party national election campaigns
Chapter IIFinancial controls
Returns
98Delivery of returns to the Commission
1
Where—
a
any return falls to be prepared under section 96 in respect of controlled expenditure incurred by or on behalf of a recognised third party during a regulated period, and
b
an auditor’s report on it falls to be prepared under section 97(1),
the responsible person shall deliver the return to the Commission, together with a copy of the auditor’s report, within six months of the end of that period.
2
In the case of any other return falling to be prepared under section 96 in respect of controlled expenditure incurred by or on behalf of a recognised third party during a regulated period, the responsible person shall deliver the return to the Commission within three months of the end of that period.
3
Where, after the date on which a return is delivered to the Commission under this section, leave is given by a court under section 92(4) for any claim to be paid, the responsible person shall, within seven days after the payment, deliver to the Commission a return of any sums paid in pursuance of the leave accompanied by a copy of the order of the court giving the leave.
4
The responsible person in the case of a recognised third party commits an offence if, without reasonable excuse, he—
a
fails to comply with the requirements of subsection (1) or (2) in relation to any return or report to which that subsection applies; or
b
delivers a return which does not comply with the requirements of section 96(2) or (3); or
c
fails to comply with the requirements of subsection (3) in relation to a return under that subsection.