Part IV

Control of donations to registered parties and their members etc.
Chapter II

Restrictions on donations to registered parties

Permissible donations

Declaration as to source of donation
54A
1
Where a person (P) causes an amount exceeding £7,500 to be received by a registered party by way of a donation, a written declaration must be given to the party—
a
by P, if P is an individual, or
b
if not, by an individual authorised by P to make the declaration,
stating, to the best of the individual's knowledge and belief, whether or not subsection (2) applies to the donation.
2
This subsection applies to the donation if—
a
a person other than P has provided, or is expected to provide, money or any other benefit to P with a view to, or otherwise in connection with, the making of the donation, and
b
the money, or the value of the benefit, is more than £7,500.
3
Where a declaration under this section contains a statement to the effect that subsection (2) applies to the donation, it must also—
a
state whether or not, in the opinion of the person making the declaration—
i
subsection (4) of section 54 applies to the donation;
ii
subsection (6) of that section applies to it;
b
if the person's opinion is that neither of those subsections applies to the donation, give the person's reasons for that opinion.
4
A declaration under this section must also state the full name and address of the person by whom it is made and, where subsection (1)(b) applies—
a
state that the person is authorised by P to make the declaration;
b
describe the person's role or position in relation to P.
5
A person who knowingly or recklessly makes a false declaration under this section commits an offence.
6
Regulations made by the Secretary of State may make provision as to how the value of a benefit is to be calculated for the purposes of subsection (2).
Pt. IV Chapters I-III excluded (temp.from 16.2.2001) by S.I. 2001/446, art. 2
Pt. 4 Chs. 1-3 disapplied (temp. from 16.2.2005) by The Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (Disapplication of Part IV for Northern Ireland Parties, etc) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/299), arts. 1(2), 2
S. 54A inserted (prosp.) by Political Parties and Elections Act 2009 (c. 12), ss. 9(2), 43
Pt. 4 modified (1.2.2016) by European Union Referendum Act 2015 (c. 36), s. 13(2), Sch. 1 para. 26; S.I. 2016/69, reg. 2
Pt. 4 modified (1.2.2016) by European Union Referendum Act 2015 (c. 36), s. 13(2), Sch. 1 para. 28; S.I. 2016/69, reg. 2