Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000

Prohibition on accepting donations from impermissible donorsU.K.

6(1)A relevant donation received by a recognised third party must not be accepted if—U.K.

(a)the person by whom the donation would be made is not, at the time of its receipt by the recognised third party, a permissible donor falling within section 54(2); or

(b)the recognised third party is (whether because the donation is given anonymously or by reason of any deception or concealment or otherwise) unable to ascertain the identity of the person offering the donation.

F1(1A). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(2)For the purposes of this Schedule, any relevant donation received by a recognised third party which is an exempt trust donation shall be regarded as a relevant donation received by the recognised third party from a permissible donor.

F2(2A). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(3)But, for the purposes of this Schedule, any relevant donation received by a recognised third party from a trustee of any property (in his capacity as such) which is not—

(a)an exempt trust donation, or

(b)a relevant donation transmitted by the trustee to the recognised third party on behalf of beneficiaries under the trust who are—

(i)persons who at the time of its receipt by the recognised third party are permissible donors falling within section 54(2), or

(ii)the members of an unincorporated association which at that time is such a permissible donor,

shall be regarded as a relevant donation received by the recognised third party from a person who is not such a permissible donor.

F3(3A). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(4)Where any person (“the principal donor”) causes an amount (“the principal donation”) to be received by a recognised third party by way of a relevant donation—

(a)on behalf of himself and one or more other persons, or

(b)on behalf of two or more other persons,

then for the purposes of this Schedule each individual contribution by a person falling within paragraph (a) or (b) of more than [F4£500] shall be treated as if it were a separate donation received from that person.

(5)In relation to each such separate donation, the principal donor must ensure that, at the time when the principal donation is received by the recognised third party, the responsible person is given—

(a)(except in the case of a donation which the principal donor is treated as making) all such details in respect of the person treated as making the donation as are required by virtue of paragraph 10(1)(c) to be given in respect of the donor of a donation to which that paragraph applies; and

(b)(in any case) all such details in respect of the donation as are required by virtue of paragraph 10(1)(a).

(6)Where—

(a)any person (“the agent”) causes an amount to be received by a recognised third party by way of a donation on behalf of another person (“the donor”), and

(b)the amount of the donation is more than [F4£500],

the agent must ensure that, at the time when the donation is received by the recognised third party, the responsible person is given all such details in respect of the donor as are required by virtue of paragraph 10(1)(c) to be given in respect of the donor of a donation to which that paragraph applies.

(7)A person commits an offence if, without reasonable excuse, he fails to comply with sub-paragraph (5) or (6).