Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000

100 Public inspection of returns under section 96.U.K.

(1)Where the Commission receive any return under section 96, they shall—

(a)as soon as reasonably practicable after receiving the return, make a copy of the return, and of any documents accompanying it, available for public inspection; and

(b)keep any such copy available for public inspection for the period for which the return or other document is kept by them.

(2)If the return contains a statement of relevant donations in accordance with section 96(2)(d), the Commission shall secure that the copy of the statement made available for public inspection does not include, in the case of any donation by an individual, the donor’s address.

(3)At the end of the period of two years beginning with the date when any return or other document mentioned in subsection (1) is received by the Commission—

(a)they may cause the return or other document to be destroyed; but

(b)if requested to do so by the responsible person in the case of the third party concerned, they shall arrange for the return or other document to be returned to that person.

[F1(4)Where a statement of accounts is delivered under section 98(2A), this section applies as if the statement and any documents accompanying it—

(a)were documents accompanying the relevant section 96 return, and

(b)(for the purposes of subsection (3)) were received by the Commission when the return was received.

(5)In subsection (4)(a), “the relevant section 96 return” has the meaning given by section 98(2B).]