The European Parliamentary Elections (Combined Region and Campaign Expenditure) (United Kingdom and Gibraltar) Order 2004 No. 366

SCHEDULE Amendments to the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000

37.  In Schedule 11 (control of donations to recognised third parties) in paragraph 6—

(a) after sub-paragraph (1) insert—

“(1A) In the case of a relevant donation received by a recognised Gibraltar third party sub-paragraph (1) shall have effect as if in sub-paragraph (a) after “54(2)” there were inserted “or a person falling within any of paragraphs (a), (b) and (d) to (g) of section 54(2A).”;

(b) after sub-paragraph (2) insert—

“(2A) For the purposes of this Schedule any relevant donation received by a recognised Gibraltar third party which is an exempt Gibraltar trust donation shall be regarded as a relevant donation received by the third party from a person falling within any of paragraphs (a), (b) and (d) to (g) of section 54(2A).”; and

(c) after sub-paragraph (3) insert—

“(3A) As respects any relevant donation received by a recognised Gibraltar third party, sub-paragraph (3) shall have effect as if—

(a) after sub-paragraph (a) there were inserted—

“(aa) an exempt Gibraltar trust donation,”;

(b) in sub-paragraph (b)(i) after “54(2)” there were inserted “or persons falling within any of paragraphs (a), (b) and (d) to (g) of section 54(2A)”;

(c) in sub-paragraph (b)(ii) after “donor” there were inserted “or falls within section 54(2A)(g)”; and

(d) at the end there were inserted “and is not a person falling within any of paragraphs (a), (b) and (d) to (g) of section 54(2A)””.