http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/41/section/4/2009-07-21Political 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
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Part I The Electoral Commission Establishment of Electoral Commission and bodies with related functions Parliamentary Parties Panel.41There shall be a panel (to be known as “the Parliamentary Parties Panel”) which consists of representatives of qualifying parties appointed in accordance with this section.2The function of the panel shall be to submit representations or information to the Commission about such matters affecting political parties as the panel think fit.3Where the panel submit any such representations or information to the Commission, the Commission shall—aconsider the representations or information, andbdecide whether, and (if so) to what extent, they should act on the representations or information.4Each qualifying party shall be entitled to be represented on the panel by a person appointed to the panel by the treasurer of the party.5Subject to subsection (6), a person so appointed shall be a member of the panel for such period as the treasurer of the party may determine when making the appointment.6A person so appointed shall cease to be a member of the panel if at any time—ahis appointment is terminated for any reason by the treasurer of the party, orbthe party ceases to be a qualifying party.7The panel may determine their own procedure.8The validity of any proceedings of the panel shall not be affected by any failure by the treasurer of a qualifying party to make any appointment in accordance with this section.9In this section “qualifying party” means a registered party—ato which two or more Members of the House of Commons for the time being belong, who have made and subscribed to the oath required by the Parliamentary Oaths Act 1866 (or the corresponding affirmation) and are not disqualified from sitting or voting in the House; orbto which two or more such Members belonged immediately after the most recent parliamentary general election.S. 4 wholly in force at 16.2.2001; s. 4 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 163(2); s. 4 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)1866 c. 19.