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Political Parties and Elections Bill

Political Parties and Elections Bill
[AS AMENDED IN GRAND COMMITTEE]
Contents
Part 1
The Electoral Commission
Functions of Electoral Commission
1    Compliance with controls imposed by the 2000 Act etc
2    Investigatory powers of Commission
3    Civil sanctions
Electoral Commissioners etc
4    Selection of prospective Electoral Commissioners and Commission chairman
5    Four Electoral Commissioners to be persons put forward by parties
6    Number of Electoral Commissioners
7    Political restrictions on Electoral Commissioners and staff
Part 2
Political donations etc and expenditure
Donations
8    Declaration as to source of donation
9    Defence to charge of failing to return donation from impermissible donor
Offences
10    “Reasonable excuse” in relation to certain offences under the 2000 Act
Responsible persons and compliance officers
11    Control of donations to members associations: responsible persons
12    Control of donations to holders of elective office: compliance officers
13    Control of loans etc to members associations: responsible persons
14    Control of loans etc to holders of elective office: compliance officers
15    Person may not be “responsible person” for more than one third party
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Unincorporated associations
16    Reports of gifts received by unincorporated associations making donations
Thresholds
17    Increased thresholds in relation to donations etc
Election expenses
18    Limitation of pre-candidacy election expenses for certain general elections
19    Election expenses: guidance by Commission
Part 3
Elections
20    Election falling within canvass period
21    Candidate at parliamentary election may withhold home address from
publication
22    Disposal of election documents in Scotland
23    Filling vacant European Parliament seats in Northern Ireland
24    Local returning officers for elections to the European Parliament
Part 4
Electoral registration
Co-ordinated on-line record of electors
25    CORE information and action to be taken by electoral registration officers
Identifying information
26    Voluntary provision of identifying information
27    Regulations amending or supplementing section 26
28    Report by Electoral Commission on provision of identifying information
29    Obligatory provision of identifying information
30    Provision supplementing section 29
Data schemes
31    Schemes for provision of data to registration officers
32    Schemes under section 31: proposals, consultation and evaluation
Part 5
General
33    Interpretation
34    Amendments and repeals
35    Transitional provision
36    Money
37    Extent
38    Commencement
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39    Short title
Schedule 1   —    Investigatory powers of Commission: Schedule to be inserted
into the 2000 Act
Schedule 2   —    Civil sanctions: Schedule to be inserted into the 2000 Act
Schedule 3   —    Declaration as to source of donation
Schedule 4   —    Reports of gifts received by unincorporated associations
making donations: Schedule to be inserted into the 2000 Act
Schedule 5   —    Minor and consequential amendments
Schedule 6   —    Repeals

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