Part 2

Non-party campaigning etc

Recognised third parties, information and reports

Returns as to controlled expenditure
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Section 96 of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (returns as to controlled expenditure) is amended as follows.
2
For subsection (1) substitute—
1
Subsection (1A) applies where—
a
during a regulated period, any controlled expenditure is incurred by or on behalf of a recognised third party in a relevant part of the United Kingdom, and
b
the incurring of that expenditure would, if the third party had not been recognised, have been an offence under section 94(4) (whether because it was incurred in excess of a limit mentioned in section 94(5) or 94(5ZA)).
1A
The responsible person must prepare a return in respect of the controlled expenditure incurred by or on behalf of the third party during that period in each relevant part of the United Kingdom.
3
In subsection (7)—
a
in the opening words, for “(1)(a)” substitute “ (1A) ”;
b
in paragraph (a), omit “falling within subsection (1)(a)”.