SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 3Regulation of expenditure
PART 5Accredited campaigners and responsible persons
19Accreditation notice
1
In this Part of this Schedule, “accreditation notice”, in relation to a person (“P”) who is eligible to be an accredited campaigner, means a notice—
a
identifying the recall petition to which it relates,
b
stating whether P proposes to campaign for the success or failure of the petition,
c
giving such further information as is required under sub-paragraph (3) in relation to P,
d
naming an individual who is to exercise the functions conferred by or by virtue of this Act on the responsible person in relation to P, and
e
signed by a person authorised under sub-paragraph (4) to sign it in relation to P.
2
Sub-paragraph (1)(d)—
a
does not apply where P is a registered party but is not a minor party (see paragraph 21(1));
b
may be complied with, where P is an individual, by naming P or another individual;
c
may be complied with by naming the holder of an office.
3
The further information mentioned in sub-paragraph (1)(c) is as set out in the following table—
Where P is.... | The further information required is... |
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a registered party |
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an individual |
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a company within paragraph 18(1)(d) |
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a trade union within paragraph 18(1)(e) |
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a building society within paragraph 18(1)(f) |
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a limited liability partnership within paragraph 18(1)(g) |
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a friendly or other society within paragraph 18(1)(h) |
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an unincorporated association within paragraph 18(1)(i) |
|
4
The persons authorised for the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)(e) to sign an accreditation notice are—
a
where P is an individual, P;
b
where P is a registered party, the responsible officers of the party (within the meaning of section 64 of PPERA 2000);
c
where P is a body other than a registered party, the body’s secretary or a person who acts in a similar capacity in relation to the body.