# Financial Assistance for Political Parties Act (Northern Ireland) 2000, Section 2: The scheme


(1) The Commission shall as soon as practicable after this Act comes into operation prepare and lay before the Assembly a scheme for the making of payments to political parties for the purpose mentioned in section 1.
(2) A scheme under this section may in particular—
(a) provide for payments to be of such amounts as are specified in, or determined in accordance with, the scheme;
(b) provide for payments to be made at such times and on such terms and conditions as may be specified in the scheme;
(c) determine the circumstances in which a member of the Assembly and a political party are to be regarded as connected for the purposes of section 1 and the scheme.
(3) The Commission may at any time prepare and lay before the Assembly a revised scheme under this section.
(4) A scheme under this section (or a revised scheme) shall not come into force unless it is approved by a resolution of the Assembly.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2000/1/section/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/financial-assistance-for-political-parties-act-northern-ireland-2000/section-2
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