Article 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1)

These Rules may be cited as the Magistrates' Courts (Forfeiture of Political Donations) Rules 2003 and shall come into force on 24th July 2003.

(2)

In these Rules—

(a)

a reference to a section by number alone or reference to a schedule by number alone is a reference to the section so numbered or schedule so numbered respectively in the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000;

(b)

any reference to a form is a reference to a form set out in the Schedule to these Rules or a form to like effect.

(c)

“applicant” means the Commission.

(d)

“forfeiture order” means an order pursuant to section 58(2) and includes orders made under section 58(2) as applied by—

(i)

paragraph 8 of Schedule 7;

(ii)

paragraph 7 of Schedule 11;

(iii)

paragraph 7 of Schedule 15; and

(iv)

paragraph 7 of Schedule 2A to the Representation of the People Act 1983^f1; or

(v)

an order made under section 65(6); or

(vi)

an order made under paragraph 12(4) of Schedule 7.

(e)

“respondent” means the registered party, regulated donee, recognised third party, permitted participant or candidate or election agent (as appropriate) respectively, against whom a forfeiture order is sought.

(f)

“relevant petty sessions area” means the petty sessions area within which the Commission’s principal office is situated.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: 1983 c. 2; Schedule 2A was inserted by section 130(3) and Schedule 16 to the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000.