3621

House of Commons

Notices of Amendments

given on

Thursday 20th November 2008

Consideration of Bill

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Political Parties and Elections Bill, As Amended

£50,000 cap on donations

David Howarth

Mr Alan Reid

NC1

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)	In section 54 of the 2000 Act, after subsection (1) there is inserted—

“(1A)

A donation received by a registered party from a permissible donor must

not be accepted by the party in so far as the amount of that donation and

of any other donations accepted by the party from that donor during the

same calendar year exceeds £50,000.

(1B)	Subsection (1A) does not apply to donations to which subsections (1) and

(2) of section 55 apply.”.

(2)	In section 56 of the 2000 Act, after subsection (2) there is inserted—

“(2A)

If a registered party receives a donation which it is prohibited from

accepting by virtue of section 54(1A), subsection (2) applies to that

donation only in so far as the amount of that donation and of any other

donations accepted by the party from that donor during the same calendar

year exceeds £50,000.”.

(3)	In subsection 58(1)(a) of the 2000 Act, after “(b)”, there is inserted “or (1A)”’.

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Revised 21 November 2008