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Part I The Electoral Commission
Establishment of Electoral Commission and bodies with related functions
- 1 Establishment of the Electoral Commission
- 2 Speaker's Committee
- 3 Appointment of Electoral Commissioners and Commission chairman
- 4 Parliamentary Parties Panel
Commission's general functions
- 5 Reports on elections and referendums
- 6 Reviews of electoral and political matters
- 7 Commission to be consulted on changes to electoral law
- 8 Powers with respect to elections exercisable only on Commission recommendation
- 9 Involvement of Commission in changes in electoral procedures
- 10 Giving of advice and assistance
- 11 Broadcasters to have regard to Commission's views on party political broadcasts
- 12 Policy development grants
- 13 Education about electoral and democratic systems
Commission's electoral boundary functions
- 14 Boundary committees
- 15 Deputy Electoral Commissioners
- 16 Transfer of functions of Boundary Commissions
- 17 Transfer of property etc of the Boundary Commissions
- 18 Transfer of functions of Local Government Commission for England
- 19 Transfer of functions of Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland
- 20 Transfer of functions of Local Government Boundary Commission for Wales
Supplementary
Part II Registration of Political Parties
Requirement for registration
The registers of political parties
Preliminary requirements
- 24 Office-holders to be registered
- 25 Parties with campaigns officers
- 26 Financial structure of registered party: adoption of scheme
- 27 Financial structure of registered party: accounting units
Registration
- 28 Registration of parties
- 29 Emblems
- 30 Changes to the register
- 31 Notification of changes in party's officers etc
- 32 Confirmation of registered particulars etc
- 33 Party ceasing to be registered
- 34 Registration of minor parties
- 35 Request by Secretary of State
- 36 Assistance by Commission for existing registered parties
Supplemental
- 37 Party political broadcasts
- 38 Amendment of parliamentary elections rules
- 39 False statements: offence
- 40 Interpretation of Part II
Part III Accounting Requirements for Registered Parties
Accounting records
Statements of accounts
- 42 Annual statements of accounts
- 43 Annual audits
- 44 Supplementary provisions about auditors
- 45 Delivery of statements of accounts etc to Commission
- 46 Public inspection of parties' statements of accounts
- 47 Criminal penalty for failure to submit proper statement of accounts
Revision of statements of accounts
Parties with accounting units
Part IV Control of Donations to Registered Parties and their Members etc
- 50 Donations for purposes of Part IV
- 51 Sponsorship
- 52 Payments, services etc not to be regarded as donations
- 53 Value of donations
- 54 Permissible donors
- 55 Payments etc which are (or are not) to be treated as donations by permissible donors
- 56 Acceptance or return of donations: general
- 57 Return of donations where donor unidentifiable
- 58 Forfeiture of donations made by impermissible or unidentifiable donors
- 59 Appeal against order under section 58
- 60 Supplementary provisions about orders under section 58
- 61 Offences concerned with evasion of restrictions on donations
- 62 Quarterly donation reports
- 63 Weekly donation reports during general election periods
- 64 Exemptions from section 63
- 65 Submission of donation reports to Commission
- 66 Declaration by treasurer in donation report
- 69 Register of recordable donations
- 70 Special provision for Northern Ireland parties
- 72 Campaign expenditure
- 73 Notional campaign expenditure
- 74 Officers of registered party with responsibility for campaign expenditure
- 75 Restriction on incurring campaign expenditure
- 76 Restriction on payments in respect of campaign expenditure
- 77 Restriction on making claims in respect of campaign expenditure
- 78 Disputed claims
- 80 Returns as to campaign expenditure
- 81 Auditor's report on return
- 82 Delivery of returns to the Commission
- 83 Declaration by treasurer as to return under section 80
- 84 Public inspection of returns under section 80
- 85 Controlled expenditure by third parties
- 86 Notional controlled expenditure
- 87 Expenditure by third parties which is not controlled expenditure
- 88 Third parties recognised for the purposes of this Part
- 89 Register of notifications for purposes of section 88
- 90 Restriction on incurring controlled expenditure
- 91 Restriction on payments in respect of controlled expenditure
- 92 Restriction on making claims in respect of controlled expenditure
- 93 Disputed claims
- 96 Returns as to controlled expenditure
- 97 Auditor's report on return
- 98 Delivery of returns to the Commission
- 99 Declaration by responsible person as to return under section 96
- 100 Public inspection of returns under section 96
- 101 Referendums to which this Part applies
- 102 Referendum period
- 103 Date of poll
- 104 Referendum questions
- 105 Permitted participants
- 106 Declarations and notifications for purposes of section 105
- 107 Register of declarations and notifications for purposes of section 105
- 108 Designation of organisations to whom assistance is available
- 109 Applications for designation under section 108
- 110 Assistance available to designated organisations
- 113 Restriction on incurring referendum expenses
- 114 Restriction on payments in respect of referendum expenses
- 115 Restriction on making claims in respect of referendum expenses
- 116 Disputed claims
- 117 General restriction on referendum expenses
- 118 Special restrictions on referendum expenses by permitted participants
- 120 Returns as to referendum expenses
- 121 Auditor's report on return
- 122 Delivery of returns to Commission
- 123 Declaration of responsible person as to return under section 120
- 124 Public inspection of returns under section 120
- 125 Restriction on publication etc of promotional material by central and local government etc
- 126 Details to appear on referendum material
- 127 Referendum campaign broadcasts
- 128 Chief Counting Officers, and counting officers, for referendums
- 129 Orders regulating conduct of referendums
- 131 Election expenses incurred otherwise than by candidate
- 132 Financial limits applying to candidates' election expenses
- 133 Power to vary provisions about election expenses
- 134 Meaning of “election expenses”
- 135 Meaning of “candidate”
- 136 Corrupt and illegal practices: consequences for persons convicted of such practices
- 137 Corrupt and illegal practices: election petitions etc
- 145 General function of Commission with respect to monitoring compliance with controls imposed by the Act etc
- 146 Supervisory powers of Commission
- 147 Civil penalty for failure to deliver documents etc
- 148 General offences
- 150 Punishment of offences
- 151 Summary proceedings
- 152 Offences committed by bodies corporate
- 153 Offences committed by unincorporated associations
- 154 Duty of court to report convictions to Commission
- 156 Orders and regulations
- 157 Documents for purposes of the Act
- 158 Minor and consequential amendments and repeals
- 159 Financial provisions
- 160 General interpretation
- 161 Interpretation: donations
- 162 Interpretation: exempt trust donations
- 163 Short title, commencement, transitional provisions and extent
- SCHEDULE 1 The Electoral Commission
- SCHEDULE 2 The Speaker's Committee
- Part I Amendments of Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986
- Part II Amendments of Other Acts
- Part I Application for Registration
- Part II Application for Alteration of Entry
- Part III Application for Registration of Replacement Officer
- Part IV Application for Removal of Entry
- SCHEDULE 5 Accounting Units: Application of Accounting Requirements
- SCHEDULE 6 Details to be Given in Donation Reports
- Part I Introductory
- Part II Controls on Donations
- Part III Reporting of Donations by Regulated Donees
- Part IV Reporting of Donations by Donors
- Part V Register of Donations
- Part VI Power to Make Special Provision
- Part I Qualifying Expenses
- Part II Supplemental
- Part I Introductory
- Part II General Limits
- Part III Limits Applying in Special Circumstances
- Part I Introductory
- Part II General Limits
- Part III Limits Applying In Special Circumstances
- Part I Introductory
- Part II Controls on Donations
- Part III Reporting of Donations
- SCHEDULE 12 Assistance Available to Designated Organisations
- Part I Qualifying Expenses
- Part II Supplemental
- SCHEDULE 14 Limits on Referendum Expenses by Permitted Participants
- Part I Introductory
- Part II Controls on Donations
- Part III Reporting of Donations
- SCHEDULE 16 Control of Donations to Candidates: New Schedule 2A to the Representation of the People Act 1983
- SCHEDULE 17 Amendments Relating to Election Petitions
- SCHEDULE 18 Election Campaigns and Proceedings: Miscellaneous Amendments
- SCHEDULE 19 Control of Political Donations by Companies: New Part XA of Companies Act 1985
- SCHEDULE 20 Penalties
- SCHEDULE 21 Minor and Consequential Amendments
- SCHEDULE 22 Repeals
- Part I Transfer of Registration of Existing Registered Parties
- Part II Other Transitional Provisions
Permissible donations
Forfeiture of certain donations
Evasion of restrictions on donations
Reports to be made by registered parties
Extension of reporting requirements
Reports to be made by donors
Register of donations
Part V Control of Campaign Expenditure
Preliminary
General restrictions relating to campaign expenditure
Financial limits
Returns
Part VI Controls Relating to Third Party National Election Campaigns
Controlled expenditure by third parties
Recognised third parties
General restrictions relating to controlled expenditure by recognised third parties
Financial limits
Donations to recognised third parties
Returns
Part VII Referendums
Referendums to which this Part applies
Permitted participants
Assistance for designated organisations
Referendum expenses
General restrictions relating to referendum expenses incurred by permitted participants
Financial limits
Donations to permitted participants
Returns
Part VIII Election Campaigns and Proceedings
Control of donations to candidates
Control of election expenses
Corrupt and illegal practices
Miscellaneous amendments
Part IX Political Donations and Expenditure by Companies
Control of political donations
Disclosure of political donations and expenditure
Part X Miscellaneous and General
Overseas electors
Pre-consolidation amendments
Election material
Broadcasting during election period
Enforcement of Act
Inspection of registers etc
Provisions relating to offences
Variation of specified sums
Supplementary
SCHEDULE 3 Transfer of Functions of Boundary Commissions
SCHEDULE 4 Applications under Part II
SCHEDULE 7 Control of Donations to Individuals and Members Associations
SCHEDULE 8 Campaign Expenditure: Qualifying Expenses
SCHEDULE 9 Limits on Campaign Expenditure
SCHEDULE 10 Limits on Controlled Expenditure
SCHEDULE 11 Control of Donations to Recognised Third Parties
SCHEDULE 13 Referendum Expenses: Qualifying Expenses
SCHEDULE 15 Control of Donations to Permitted Participants
SCHEDULE 23 Transitional Provisions
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