Part II Registration of political parties

Preliminary requirements

27 Financial structure of registered party: accounting units.

(1)

This section applies where a registered party is a party with accounting units.

(2)

For each accounting unit there shall be—

(a)

a person registered as the treasurer of the unit who shall be responsible for compliance on the part of the unit with the provisions of F1Parts 3, 4 and 4A so far as relating to it; and

(b)

another person who is an officer of the unit registered for the purposes of subsection (3).

(3)

Section 24(6), (8) and (9) shall apply in relation to a person registered as treasurer of an accounting unit as they apply in relation to a person registered as treasurer of the party, except that in section 24(6) the reference to the appropriate person shall be read as a reference to the officer of the unit who is registered for the purposes of this subsection.