The National Assembly for Wales (Representation of the People) Order 2007

PART 3 Reporting of donations

Statement of relevant donations

10.—(1) The candidate’s election agent must include in any return to be delivered under article 52 of this Order a statement of relevant donations which complies with paragraphs 11 and 12.

(2) If the statement states that the election agent has seen, in relation to an individual donor, a certificate of anonymous registration, the statement must be accompanied by a copy of that certificate.

(3) For the purpose of sub-paragraph (2), “certificate of anonymous registration” means a certificate issued in pursuance of regulation 45G of the 2001 Regulations(1).

Donations from permissible donors

11.  The statement must record, in relation to each relevant donation accepted by the candidate or his election agent—

(a) the amount of the donation (if a donation of money, in cash or otherwise) or (in any other case) the nature of the donation and its value as determined in accordance with paragraph 5;

(b) the date when the donation was accepted by the candidate or his election agent;

(c) the information about the donor which is, in connection with recordable donations to registered political parties, required to be recorded in donation reports by virtue of paragraph 2 of Schedule 6 to the 2000 Political Parties Act; and

(d) such other information as may be required by regulations made by the Commission(2).

Donations from impermissible donors

12.—(1) This paragraph applies to relevant donations falling within paragraph 6(1)(a) or (b).

(2) Where paragraph 6(1)(a) applies, the statement must record—

(a) the name and address of the donor;

(b) the amount of the donation (if a donation of money, in cash or otherwise) or (in any other case) the nature of the donation and its value as determined in accordance with paragraph 5;

(c) the date when the donation was received, and the date when, and the manner in which, it was dealt with in accordance with section 56(2)(a) of the 2000 Political Parties Act; and

(d) such other information as is required by regulations made by the Commission.

(3) Where paragraph 6(1)(b) applies, the statement must record—

(a) details of the manner in which the donation was made;

(b) the amount of the donation (if a donation of money, in cash or otherwise) or (in any other case) the nature of the donation and its value as determined in accordance with paragraph 5;

(c) the date when the donation was received, and the date when, and the manner in which, it was dealt with in accordance with section 56(2)(b) of the 2000 Political Parties Act; and

(d) such other information as is required by regulations made by the Commission.

(4) In this paragraph any reference to any provision of section 56 of the 2000 Political Parties Act is a reference to that provision as applied by paragraph 7.

(1)

Regulation 45G was inserted into the Representation of the People (England and Wales) Regulations 2001 (S.I. 2001/341) by regulation 18 of the Representation of the People (England and Wales)(Amendment)(No.2) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/2910).

(2)

see Paragraphs 21 to 23 of Schedule 1 to the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 as to regulations made by the Commission.