http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/41/section/148/2009-07-21Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 An Act to establish an Electoral Commission; to make provision about the registration and finances of political parties; to make provision about donations and expenditure for political purposes; to make provision about election and referendum campaigns and the conduct of referendums; to make provision about election petitions and other legal proceedings in connection with elections; to reduce the qualifying periods set out in sections 1 and 3 of the Representation of the People Act 1985; to make pre-consolidation amendments relating to European Parliamentary Elections; and for connected purposes.2000-12-07texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2026-04-162009-07-21 Part X Miscellaneous and general Enforcement of Act General offences.1481A person commits an offence if he—aalters, suppresses, conceals or destroys, orbcauses or permits the alteration, suppression, concealment or destruction of,any document or other record relating to the financial affairs or transactions of a supervised organisation or individual which is or is liable to be required to be produced for inspection under section 146(1), and does so with the intention of falsifying the document or record or enabling that organisation or individual to evade any of the provisions of this Act.2Where the relevant person in the case of a supervised organisation, or a person acting on his behalf, requests a person holding an office in any such organisation (“the office-holder”) to supply the relevant person with any information which he reasonably requires for the purposes of any of the provisions of this Act, the office-holder commits an offence if—awithout reasonable excuse, he fails to supply the relevant person with that information as soon as is reasonably practicable, orbin purporting to comply with the request, he knowingly supplies the relevant person with any information which is false in a material particular.3A person commits an offence if, with intent to deceive, he withholds—afrom the relevant person in the case of a supervised organisation, orbfrom a supervised individual,any information required by the relevant person or that individual for the purposes of any of the provisions of this Act.4In subsections (1) to (3) any reference to a supervised organisation or individual includes a reference to a former supervised organisation or individual.5Subsections (1) and (3) shall apply in relation to a person who is (or has been)—aa candidate at an election (other than a local government election in Scotland), orbthe election agent for such a candidate,as they apply in relation to a supervised individual (or a former supervised individual), except that in their application in relation to any such person any reference to any of the provisions of this Act includes a reference to any other enactment imposing any restriction or other requirement falling within section 145(1)(b).6In this section—a“supervised individual” means an individual who is a regulated donee regulated participant, a recognised third party or a permitted participant;b“supervised organisation” means—ia registered party or (in the case of such a party with accounting units) the central organisation of the party or any of its accounting units,iia regulated donee which is a members association,iiaa regulated participant which is a members association,iiia recognised third party other than an individual, oriva permitted participant other than an individual;c“relevant person” means a person who is (or has been)—iin relation to a registered party (other than a minor party) or the central organisation of such a party, the treasurer of the party,iiin relation to any accounting unit of such a party, the registered treasurer of the unit,iiiin relation to a regulated donee which is a members association, the responsible person for the purposes of Schedule 7,iiiain relation to a regulated participant which is a members association, the person responsible for the purposes of Schedule 7A,ivin relation to a recognised third party, the responsible person for the purposes of Part VI,vin relation to a permitted participant, the responsible person for the purposes of Part VII;d“regulated donee” and “members association” have the same meaning as in Schedule 7;da“regulated participant” has the same meaning as in Schedule 7A;e“recognised third party” and “permitted participant” have the same meaning as in Parts VI and VII respectively.S. 148 wholly in force at 16.2.2001; s. 148 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 163(2); s. 148 in force at 16.2.2001 by S.I. 2001/222, art. 2, Sch. 1 Pt. I (subject to transitional provisions in Sch. 1 Pt. II)Words in s. 148(6)(a) inserted (11.9.2006 for E.W.S. for certain purposes, 1.7.2008 for N.I. and otherwise prosp.) by Electoral Administration Act 2006 (c. 22), ss. 74(1), 77(2), Sch. 1 para 151(2); S.I. 2006/1972, art. 3, Sch. 1 paras. 24, 25(m)(ii) (subject to art. 4, Sch. 2) (as amended by S.I. 2006/2268, art. 4); S.I. 2008/1656, art. 2 (subject to art. 3, Sch. 1)S. 148(6)(b)(iia) inserted (11.9.2006 for E.W.S. for certain purposes, 1.7.2008 for N.I. and otherwise prosp.) by Electoral Administration Act 2006 (c. 22), ss. 74(1), 77(2), Sch. 1 para 151(3); S.I. 2006/1972, art. 3, Sch. 1 paras. 24, 25(m)(ii) (subject to art. 4, Sch. 2) (as amended by S.I. 2006/2268, art. 4); S.I. 2008/1656, art. 2 (subject to art. 3, Sch. 1)S. 148(6)(c)(iiia) inserted (11.9.2006 for E.W.S. for certain purposes, 1.7.2008 for N.I. and otherwise prosp.) by Electoral Administration Act 2006 (c. 22), ss. 74(1), 77(2), Sch. 1 para 151(4); S.I. 2006/1972, art. 3, Sch. 1 paras. 24, 25(m)(ii) (subject to art. 4, Sch. 2) (as amended by S.I. 2006/2268, art. 4); S.I. 2008/1656, art. 2 (subject to art. 3, Sch. 1)S. 148(6)(da) inserted (11.9.2006 for E.W.S. for certain purposes, 1.7.2008 for N.I. and otherwise prosp.) by Electoral Administration Act 2006 (c. 22), ss. 74(1), 77(2), Sch. 1 para 151(5); S.I. 2006/1972, art. 3, Sch. 1 paras. 24, 25(m)(ii) (subject to art. 4, Sch. 2) (as amended by S.I. 2006/2268, art. 4); S.I. 2008/1656, art. 2 (subject to art. 3, Sch. 1)