Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000

45 Delivery of statements of accounts etc. to Commission.U.K.

(1)The treasurer of a registered party shall, if the party’s accounts for a financial year are not required to be audited by virtue of section 43(1) or (2), within [F14 months] of the end of that financial year deliver to the Commission—

(a)the statement of accounts prepared for that year under section 42; and

(b)the notification required to be sent with that statement by virtue of section 32(1).

(2)If a registered party’s accounts for a financial year are required to be audited by virtue of section 43(1) or (2), the treasurer of the party shall, no later than 7 days after the end of the period allowed under section 43(3) for the audit of the accounts, deliver to the Commission—

(a)the documents mentioned in paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (1); and

(b)a copy of the auditor’s report (unless the auditor was appointed by the Commission under section 43(4)).

(3)If for any special reason the Commission think it fit to do so they may, on an application made to them before the end of the period otherwise allowed under this section for delivering a party’s documents within subsection (1) or (2) for any financial year, by notice extend that period by a further period specified in the notice.

(4)Any documents delivered to the Commission under this section shall be kept by the Commission for such period as they think fit.