Electoral Administration Act 2006

148 (1) Section 62 (quarterly donation reports) is amended as follows. E+W+S+N.I.

(2) After subsection (3) insert—

“(3A) “Relevant benefit”, in relation to any person and any year, means—

(a) a relevant donation accepted by the party from that person as a donor, or

(b) a relevant transaction within the meaning of section 71M(3) entered into by the party and that person as a participant,

and a relevant benefit accrues when it is accepted (if it is a donation) or entered into (if it is a transaction).”

(3) In subsection (4)—

(a) for “donation or donations” (in both places) substitute “ benefit or benefits ”;

(b) after “this subsection” insert “ or section 71M(4) ”;

(c) in paragraph (b) for “donations” substitute “ benefits ”.

(4) In subsection (5), in paragraph (b)—

(a) for “as part of” substitute “ together with any other relevant donation or donations included in ”;

(b) for “donation” (in the second place) substitute “ benefit ”;

(c) for “is accepted” substitute “ accrues ”.

(5) In subsection (6)—

(a) for “donation or donations” (in the first four places) substitute “ benefit or benefits ”;

(b) after “subsection (4)” (in the first place) insert “ or section 71M(4) ”;

(c) in paragraph (a), for “subsection (4)” substitute “ that provision ”;

(d) in paragraph (b), after “this subsection” insert “ or section 71M(6) ”;

(e) for the words following paragraph (b) substitute “ any relevant donation falling within subsection (6A) ”.

(6) After subsection (6) insert—

“(6A) A relevant donation falls within this subsection—

(a) if it is a donation of more than £1,000, or

(b) if, when it is added to any other relevant benefit or benefits accruing since the time mentioned in subsection (6)(a) or (b), the aggregate amount of the benefits is more than £1,000.”

(7) In subsection (7)(a), for “donation” (in the first place) substitute “ benefit ”.

(8) In subsection (7)(b)—

(a) for “as part of” substitute “ together with any other relevant donation or donations included in ”;

(b) for “that subsection” substitute “ subsection (6A) ”;

(c) for “donation” (in the second place) substitute “ benefit ”;

(d) for “is accepted” substitute “ accrues ”.

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Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 1 para. 148 partly in force; Sch. 1 para. 148 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 77; Sch. 1 para. 148 in force for E.W.S. for certain purposes at 11.9.2006 by S.I. 2006/1972, art. 3, Sch. 1 para. 25(m) (as amended by S.I. 2006/2268, art. 3) (subject to art. 4, Sch. 2 of S.I. 2006/1972); Sch. 1 para. 148 in force for N.I. at 1.7.2008 by S.I. 2008/1656, art. 2(1)(2)(d)(ii) (subject to art. 3, Sch.)