The Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (Northern Ireland Political Parties) Order 2008

PART II

Extension of categories of authorised participants in relation to Northern Ireland participants

Irish citizens as authorised participants

3.  For the purposes of section 71Z1(1)(a) of the 2000 Act, the prescribed condition in relation to an Irish citizen is that at the time he enters into a regulated transaction or controlled transaction relating to a Northern Ireland participant he must be eligible to obtain one of the following documents—

(a) an Irish passport;

(b) a certificate of nationality; or

(c) a certificate of naturalisation.

Irish bodies as authorised participants

4.—(1) The description or category of body prescribed, for the purposes of section 71Z1(1)(b) of the 2000 Act, is any of the bodies set out in paragraph (2) which keeps an office in Ireland or Northern Ireland being an office from which the carrying on of one or more of its principal activities is directed.

(2) The prescribed bodies are—

(a) a company—

(i) appearing on the Register of Companies of Ireland; and

(ii) incorporated within Ireland or another member State;

(b) a political party appearing on the Register of Political Parties of Ireland;

(c) a trade union registered by the Registrar of Friendly Societies of Ireland;

(d) a building society registered by the Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland;

(e) a limited liability partnership registered by the Registrar of Companies of Ireland;

(f) a friendly society or industrial and provident society registered by the Registrar of Friendly Societies of Ireland; and

(g) any unincorporated association of two or more persons which does not fall within any of the preceding paragraphs but which carries on business or other activities wholly or mainly in Ireland and whose main office is there.

Northern Ireland reports

5.  Schedule 1 (which amends the 2000 Act in connection with the recording of transactions to which Northern Ireland participants are a party) has effect.

Minor and consequential amendments

6.  Schedule 2 (minor and consequential amendments) has effect.