European Union Referendum Act 2015

Permissible donors: donations to registered parties other than minor parties

26 (1) This paragraph applies in relation to a donation received by a permitted participant if—

(a) the permitted participant is a registered party that is not a minor party,

(b) the donation is received from a person (“the donor”) who in relation to that donation is not a permissible donor for the purposes of Part 4 of the 2000 Act by virtue of section 54 of that Act,

(c) the donor is a person within sub-paragraph (3), and

(d) the donation is received by the party within the referendum period.

(2) In relation to that donation, the donor is to be regarded for the purposes of Part 4 of the 2000 Act as a permissible donor.

(3) The persons within this sub-paragraph are—

(a) a Gibraltar elector;

(b) a body falling within any of paragraphs (b) to (g) of section 54(2A) of the 2000 Act;

(c) a body incorporated by Royal Charter which does not fall within section 54(2) of that Act;

(d) a charitable incorporated organisation within the meaning of Part 11 of the Charities Act 2011 or Part 11 of the Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008;

(e) a Scottish charitable incorporated organisation within the meaning of Chapter 7 of Part 1 of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 10);

(f) a partnership constituted under the law of Scotland which carries on business in the United Kingdom.

(4) In relation to a donation in the form of a bequest sub-paragraph (3)(a) is to be read as referring to an individual who was, at any time within the period of 5 years ending with the date of the individual’s death, a Gibraltar elector.

(5) In this paragraph—

(a) “donation” has the same meaning as in section 54 of the 2000 Act (see section 50 of that Act);

(b) “Gibraltar elector” has the same meaning as in the 2000 Act (see section 160(1) of that Act).