Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000

Contents

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1. Part I · The Electoral Commission
   1. Supplementary
   2. Commission’s electoral boundary functions
   3. Commission's functions relating to CORE
   4. Commission’s general functions
   5. Establishment of Electoral Commission and bodies with related functions
   6. Examination of Commission’s duty to have regard to strategy and policy statement
   7. Strategy and policy statement
2. Part II · Registration of political parties
   1. Registration
   2. Supplemental
   3. Preliminary requirements
   4. Requirement for registration
   5. The registers of political parties
3. Part III · Accounting requirements for registered parties
   1. Accounting records
   2. Parties with accounting units
   3. Revision of statements of accounts
   4. Statements of accounts
4. Part IV · Control of donations to registered parties and their members etc.
   1. Chapter I Donations to registered parties
   2. Chapter II Restrictions on donations to registered parties
   3. Chapter III Reporting of donations to registered parties
   4. Chapter IV Power to make special provision
   5. Chapter V Control of donations to individuals and members associations
   6. Chapter 6 Special Provision in connection with Northern Ireland
5. Part 4A · Regulation of loans and related transactions
   1. Chapter 1
   2. Chapter 2 Special provision in connection with northern ireland
6. Part V · Control of campaign expenditure
   1. Preliminary
   2. Returns
   3. Financial limits
   4. General restrictions relating to campaign expenditure
7. Part VI · Controls relating to third party national election campaigns
   1. Chapter I Preliminary
   2. Chapter II Financial controls
8. Part VII · Referendums
   1. Chapter I Preliminary
   2. Chapter II Financial controls
   3. Chapter III Controls on Publications
   4. Chapter IV Conduct of referendums
9. Part VIII · Election campaigns and proceedings
   1. Control of donations to candidates
   2. Control of election expenses
   3. Corrupt and illegal practices
   4. Miscellaneous amendments
10. Part IX · Political donations and expenditure by companies
    1. Control of political donations
    2. Disclosure of political donations and expenditure
    3. Reports to Commission by unincorporated associations making political contributions
11. Part X · Miscellaneous and general
    1. Supplementary
    2. Broadcasting during election period
    3. Election material
    4. Enforcement of Act
    5. Inspection of registers etc.
    6. Overseas electors
    7. Pre-consolidation amendments
    8. Provisions relating to offences
    9. Variation of specified sums
12. Schedule 1 · The Electoral Commission
    1. Status of Commission and their property
    2. Powers
    3. Term of office etc. of Electoral Commissioners
    4. Term of office etc. of Commission chairman
    5. Electoral Commissioners: salary etc.
    6. Deputy Electoral Commissioners: term of office etc.
    7. Assistant Electoral Commissioners
    8. Committees
    9. Delegation to committees
    10. Procedure and proceedings
    11. Staff
    12. Political restrictions on staff
    13. Delegation to staff
    14. Delegation and contracting-out of superannuation functions
    15. Financing of Commission
    16. Five-year plan
    17. Five-year plan: devolved Scottish elections and referendums
    18. Examination of Commission by Comptroller and Auditor General
    19. Accounts
    20. Audit
    21. Accounting officer
    22. Reports
    23. Notification of Commission regulations
    24. Regulation-making instruments
    25. Verification of regulations
    26. Documentary evidence
    27. Interpretation
13. Schedule 2 · The Speaker’s Committee
    1. Reports
    2. Term of office of Committee members
    3. Committee proceedings
    4. Protection for witnesses etc
14. Schedule 4 · Applications under Part II
    1. Part I Application for registration
    2. Part II Application for alteration of entry
    3. Part III Application for registration of replacement officer
    4. Part IV Application for removal of entry
15. Schedule 5 · Accounting units: application of accounting requirements
    1. Introductory
    2. Accounting records
    3. Annual statements of accounts
    4. Annual audits
    5. Supplementary provisions about auditors
    6. Submission of statements of accounts etc. to Commission
    7. Public inspection of parties’ statements of accounts
    8. Criminal penalty for failure to submit proper statement of accounts etc.
    9. Revision of statement of accounts
16. Schedule 6 · Details to be given in donation reports
    1. Preliminary
    2. Declarations as to source of donation or as to whether residence etc condition satisfied
    3. Identity of donors: quarterly reports
    4. Identity of donors: weekly reports
    5. Value of donation
    6. Circumstances in which donation made
    7. Application of reporting requirement
    8. Donations from impermissible donors
    9. Donations from unidentifiable donors
    10. Other details
17. Schedule 6A · Details to be given in transaction reports
    1. Preliminary
    2. Declaration as to whether residence etc condition satisfied
    3. Identity of authorised participants: quarterly reports
    4. Identity of authorised participants: weekly reports
    5. Identity of unauthorised participants
    6. Details of transaction
    7. Other details
18. Schedule 7 · Control of donations to individuals and members associations
    1. Part 7 Compliance officers
    2. Part I Introductory
    3. Part II Controls on donations
    4. Part III Reporting of donations by regulated donees
    5. Part IV Reporting of donations by donors
    6. Part V Register of donations
    7. Part VI Power to make special provision
19. Schedule 7A · Control of loans etc to individuals and members associations
    1. Operation and construction of Schedule
    2. Controlled transaction
    3. Valuation of controlled transactions
    4. Authorised participants
    5. Declaration that residence etc condition satisfied
    6. Controlled transaction involving unauthorised participant
    7. Guarantees and securities: unauthorised participants
    8. Transfer to unauthorised participant invalid
    9. Offences
    10. Transaction reports: transactions with authorised participants
    11. Transaction reports: transactions with unauthorised participants
    12. Transaction reports: changes to recorded transactions
    13. Offence of failing to deliver transaction report
    14. Declaration in transaction report
    15. Existing transactions
    16. Register of recordable transactions
    17. Proceedings under paragraphs 5 and 12
    18. Compliance officers
20. Schedule 8 · Campaign expenditure: qualifying expenses
    1. Part I Qualifying expenses
    2. Part II Supplemental
21. Schedule 8A · Controlled expenditure: qualifying expenses
    1. Part 1 Qualifying expenses
    2. Part 2 Supplemental
22. Schedule 9 · Limits on campaign expenditure
    1. Part I Introductory
    2. Part II General limits
    3. Part III Limits applying in special circumstances
23. Schedule 10 · Limits on controlled expenditure
    1. Part I Introductory
    2. Part II General limits
    3. Part III Limits applying in special circumstances
24. Schedule 11 · Control of donations to recognised third parties
    1. Part I Introductory
    2. Part II Controls on donations
    3. Part III Reporting of donations in section 96 return
25. Schedule 11A · Requirements of quarterly and weekly donation reports
    1. Part 1 Preliminary
    2. Part 2 Quarterly reports
    3. Part 3 Weekly Reports
26. Schedule 12 · Assistance available to designated organisations
    1. Right to send referendum address post free
    2. Right to use rooms for holding public meetings
    3. Supplementary provisions about use of rooms for public meetings
    4. Referendum campaign broadcasts
27. Schedule 13 · Referendum expenses: qualifying expenses
    1. Part I Qualifying expenses
    2. Part II Supplemental
28. Schedule 14
    1. Limits on referendum expenses by permitted participants
29. Schedule 15 · Control of donations to permitted participants
    1. Part I Introductory
    2. Part II Controls on donations
    3. Part III Reporting of donations
30. Schedule 16 · Control of donations to candidates: New Schedule 2A to the Representation of the People Act 1983
31. Schedule 17 · Amendments relating to election petitions
    1. Preliminary
    2. Local election petitions
    3. Procedure on all election petitions
    4. Consequences of finding by election court of corrupt or illegal practice
32. Schedule 18 · Election campaigns and proceedings: miscellaneous amendments
    1. Preliminary
    2. Contracts about election expenses
    3. Payment of election expenses
    4. Returns of election expenses
    5. Conveyance of voters to and from the poll
    6. Illegal practices, payments, employments and hirings
    7. Election expenses
    8. Jurisdiction and procedure
    9. References to documents used in legal proceedings
33. Schedule 19
34. Schedule 19A · Reports of gifts received by unincorporated associations making political contributions
    1. Requirement to notify Commission of political contributions over £37,270
    2. Requirement to report gifts received to Commission
    3. Information to be included in reports under paragraph 2
    4. Declaration by authorised individual
    5. Additional matters to be included in notifications and reports
    6. Offences
    7. Register of recordable gifts to unincorporated associations
    8. Meaning of “gift”, etc
35. Schedule 19B · Investigatory powers of Commission
    1. Power to require disclosure
    2. Inspection warrants
    3. Powers in relation to suspected offences or contraventions
    4. Court order for delivery of documents or provision of information etc
    5. Retention of documents delivered under paragraph 4
    6. Power to make copies and records
    7. Authorisation to be in writing
    8. Meaning of “documents”
    9. Documents in electronic form
    10. Legal professional privilege
    11. Admissibility of statements
    12. Offences
    13. Guidance by Commission
    14. Information about use of investigatory powers in Commission's annual report
36. Schedule 19C · Civil sanctions
    1. Part 1 Fixed monetary penalties
    2. Part 2 Discretionary requirements
    3. Part 3 Stop notices
    4. Part 4 Enforcement undertakings
    5. Part 5 Power to make supplementary provision etc by order
    6. Part 6 General and supplemental
    7. Part 7 Interpretation
37. Schedule 20 · Penalties
38. Schedule 21 · Minor and consequential amendments
    1. Public Records Act 1958 (c.51)
    2. Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967 (c.13)
    3. House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 (c.24)
    4. Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification Act 1975 (c.25)
    5. European Parliamentary Elections Act 1978 (c.10)
    6. Representation of the People Act 1983 (c.2)
    7. Representation of the People Regulations 1986 (S.I. 1986/1081) and Representation of the People (Scotland) Regulations 1986 (S.I. 1986/1111)
    8. Broadcasting Act 1990 (c.42)
    9. Local Government Act 1992 (c.19)
    10. Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 (c.33)
    11. Government of Wales Act 1998 (c.38)
    12. Scotland Act 1998 (c.46)
    13. Northern Ireland Act 1998 (c.47)
    14. Greater London Authority Act 1999 (c.29)
    15. Representation of the People Act 2000 (c.2)
    16. Local Government Act 2000 (c.22)
39. Schedule 22 · Repeals
40. Schedule 23 · Transitional provisions
    1. Part I Transfer of registration of existing registered parties
    2. Part II Other transitional provisions