http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/41/section/71HZAPolitical 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 Database2026-09-24Expert Participation2026-04-06 Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000s. 54(1)(aa)Political Parties and Elections Act 2009s. 9(1)s. 43(1)Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000s. 54(1)(aa)Political Parties and Elections Act 2009s. 10(1)s. 43(1)Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000s. 54(2ZA)-(2ZC)Political Parties and Elections Act 2009s. 10(3)s. 43(1)Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000s. 56(1A)Political Parties and Elections Act 2009s. 10(5)s. 43(1)Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000s. 56(2)(aa)Political Parties and Elections Act 2009s. 9(3)(b)s. 43(1)Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000s. 56(3B)Political Parties and Elections Act 2009s. 9(4)s. 43(1)Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000s. 71H(3ZA)Political Parties and Elections Act 2009Sch. 6 para. 19s. 43(1)Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000s. 71HZAPolitical Parties and Elections Act 2009s. 11(1)s. 43(1)Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000s. 71L(9A)Political Parties and Elections Act 2009s. 11(2)s. 43(1)Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000Sch. 7 para. 6(1)(aa)Political Parties and Elections Act 2009Sch. 3 para. 1(1)s. 43(1)Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000Sch. 7 para. 6(1)(aa)Political Parties and Elections Act 2009Sch. 4 para. 1(1)s. 43(1)Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000Sch. 7 para. 8(1A)Political Parties and Elections Act 2009Sch. 4 para. 2s. 43(1)Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000Sch. 7 para. 10(5)(aa)Political Parties and Elections Act 2009Sch. 3 para. 2(5)(b)s. 43(1)Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000Sch. 7 para. 10(5)(aa)Political Parties and Elections Act 2009Sch. 4 para. 3(3)s. 43(1)Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000Sch. 7A para. 8(9A)Political Parties and Elections Act 2009s. 11(5)s. 43(1)Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000Sch. 7A para. 9(10)(ba)Political Parties and Elections Act 2009s. 11(6)(b)s. 43(1)Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000Sch. 11 para. 4(3)Political Parties and Elections Act 2009Sch. 6 para. 29(2)s. 43(1)Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000Sch. 11 para. 4(3)Political Parties and Elections Act 2009Sch. 6 para. 29(3)s. 43(1)Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000Sch. 11 para. 6(1)(aa)Political Parties and Elections Act 2009Sch. 3 para. 4(1)s. 43(1)Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000Sch. 11 para. 6(1)(aa)Political Parties and Elections Act 2009Sch. 4 para. 4(1)s. 43(1)Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000Sch. 11 para. 7(2)(aa)Political Parties and Elections Act 2009Sch. 4 para. 5s. 43(1)Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000Sch. 15 para. 4(3) (4)Political Parties and Elections Act 2009Sch. 6 para. 30(2)(b)s. 43(1)Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000Sch. 15 para. 4(3)Political Parties and Elections Act 2009Sch. 6 para. 30(3)s. 43(1)Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000Sch. 15 para. 6(1)(aa)Political Parties and Elections Act 2009Sch. 3 para. 7(1)s. 43(1)Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000Sch. 15 para. 6(1)(aa)Political Parties and Elections Act 2009Sch. 4 para. 7(1)s. 43(1)Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000Sch. 15 para. 7(2)(aa)Political Parties and Elections Act 2009Sch. 4 para. 8s. 43(1)Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000s. 8(3)(d)Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011Sch. 10 para. 12s. 157(1)Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000s. 5A(1A)Senedd Cymru (Member Accountability and Elections) Act 2026Deddf Senedd Cymru (Atebolrwydd Aelodau ac Etholiadau) 2026Sch. para. 2(2)(b)s. 26(3)Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000s. 6ZA(2)(da)Senedd Cymru (Member Accountability and Elections) Act 2026Deddf Senedd Cymru (Atebolrwydd Aelodau ac Etholiadau) 2026Sch. para. 2(3)(a)s. 26(3)Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000s. 6A(1)(d)Senedd Cymru (Member Accountability and Elections) Act 2026Deddf Senedd Cymru (Atebolrwydd Aelodau ac Etholiadau) 2026Sch. para. 2(4)s. 26(3)Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000s. 6E(4)(ba)Senedd Cymru (Member Accountability and Elections) Act 2026Deddf Senedd Cymru (Atebolrwydd Aelodau ac Etholiadau) 2026Sch. para. 2(7)(a)s. 26(3)Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000s. 9AA(2)(ba)Senedd Cymru (Member Accountability and Elections) Act 2026Deddf Senedd Cymru (Atebolrwydd Aelodau ac Etholiadau) 2026Sch. para. 2(9)(b)s. 26(3)Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000s. 10(3)(a)(iia)Senedd Cymru (Member Accountability and Elections) Act 2026Deddf Senedd Cymru (Atebolrwydd Aelodau ac Etholiadau) 2026Sch. para. 2(11)s. 26(3)Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000s. 21(3)Senedd Cymru (Member Accountability and Elections) Act 2026Deddf Senedd Cymru (Atebolrwydd Aelodau ac Etholiadau) 2026Sch. para. 2(12)s. 26(3) Part 4A71HZA1A registered party must not be a party to a regulated transaction to which this section applies unless the registered party has received a written declaration from each of the other parties to the transaction who is an individual stating that the individual satisfies the condition set out in section 54(2ZA).2This section applies to a regulated transaction—aif the value of the transaction is more than £7,500, orbif the aggregate amount of it and any other relevant benefit or benefits accruing in the same calendar year as the transaction is more than £7,500.3For the purposes of subsection (2)(b) “relevant benefit” and “accruing” have the meaning given by section 71M(3).4A declaration under this section must also state the individual's full name and address.5A person who knowingly or recklessly makes a false declaration under this section commits an offence.6The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision requiring a declaration under this section to be retained for a specified period.7The reference in subsection (1) to each of the other parties to the transaction does not include any individual who, at the time the transaction is entered into, is an authorised participant in relation to it by reason of section 71Z1(1)(a).Pt. 4A (ss. 71F-71X) inserted (11.9.2006 for E.W.S. for specified purposes, 1.1.2007 for N.I. for specified purposes, 1.7.2008 for N.I. for specified purposes, 15.9.2014 for N.I. in so far as not already in force) by Electoral Administration Act 2006 (c. 22), ss. 61(1), 77(2); S.I. 2006/1972, art. 3, Sch. 1 para. 20(a) (subject to art. 4, Sch. 2) (as substituted by S.I. 2006/2268, art. 3); S.I. 2006/3412, art. 4 (subject to art. 6, Sch. 2); S.I. 2008/1656, art. 2 (subject to art. 3, Sch. 1); S.I. 2014/1809, art. 2Pt. 4A (ss. 71F-71Y) renumbered (1.7.2008) as Pt. 4A Ch. 1 by The Electoral Administration Act 2006 (Regulation of Loans etc: Northern Ireland) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/1319), arts. 1(2), 3(1)S. 71HZA inserted (prosp.) by Political Parties and Elections Act 2009 (c. 12), ss. 11(1), 43Pt. 4A modified (1.2.2016) by European Union Referendum Act 2015 (c. 36), s. 13(2), Sch. 2 para. 10(2); S.I. 2016/69, reg. 2Pt. 4A 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