Explanatory note

Political donations may only be accepted from an individual if that person is registered in an electoral register. Similarly, a registered political party may only enter into a regulated transaction (as defined by section 71F of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (c. 41)) with an individual if that individual is registered in an electoral register. These Regulations prescribe the form of evidence required to establish that a donor who has an anonymous entry in an electoral register is indeed a registered elector.

Regulation 3 states that the prescribed from of evidence is a certificate of anonymous registration issued pursuant to regulation 45E of the Representation of the People (England and Wales) Regulations 2001 (S.I. 2001/341).