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The Political Donations and Regulated Transactions (Anonymous Electors) Regulations 2014

S.I. 2014/1806 · Made 9 July 2014

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Political Parties

Made 9th July 2014

Laid before Parliament 14th July 2014

Coming into force 15th September 2014

The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 65(2A) of, and paragraphs 2(3B), 2(3C), 3(2) and 3(3) of Schedule 6, paragraphs 2(3) and 3(2) of Schedule 6A, paragraph 10(4A) of Schedule 7, paragraph 10(4) of Schedule 11, and paragraph 10(4) of Schedule 15 to the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000f1:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2000 c. 41; section 65(2A), paragraphs 2(3B),(3C), 3(2) and 3(3) of Schedule 6, paragraph 10(4A) of Schedule 7, paragraph 10(4) of Schedule 11, and paragraph 10(4) of Schedule 15 were inserted by Schedule 1 to the Electoral Administration Act 2006 (c. 22) and extended to Northern Ireland by S.I. 2014/1116. Paragraphs 2(3) and 3(2) of Schedule 6A were inserted by section 61(5) of the Electoral Administration Act 2006 (c. 22), and will be commenced in respect of Northern Ireland on 15th September 2014 by S.I. 2014/1809.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Evidence of anonymous registration
  3. 3Revocation
  4. Signature
  5. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

(1)

These Regulations may be cited as the Political Donations and Regulated Transactions (Anonymous Electors) Regulations 2014.

(2)

These Regulations come into force on 15th September 2014.

(3)

These Regulations extend to the United Kingdom.

2Evidence of anonymous registration

A certificate of anonymous registration issued under regulation 53D of the Representation of the People (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2008f1, regulation 45G of the Representation of the People (England and Wales) Regulations 2001f2, or regulation 45F of the Representation of the People (Scotland) Regulations 2001f3, is evidence that an individual has an anonymous entry in an electoral register for the purposes of the following provisions of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000—

(a)

section 65(2A);

(b)

paragraphs 2(3B), 2(3C), 3(2) and 3(3) of Schedule 6;

(c)

paragraph 2(3) and 3(2) of Schedule 6A;

(d)

paragraph 10(4A) of Schedule 7;

(e)

paragraph 10(4) of Schedule 11;

(f)

paragraph 10(4) of Schedule 15.

3Revocation

The Political Donations and Regulated Transactions (Anonymous Electors) Regulations 2008f1 are revoked.

Signature

Andrew Robathan

Minister of State

Northern Ireland Office

9th July 2014

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

Political donations may only be accepted from an individual if that individual 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) as inserted by section 61 of the Electoral Administration Act 2006 (c. 22)) 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 or lender who has an anonymous entry in an electoral register is indeed a registered elector in the UK.

Regulation 2 provides that the prescribed form of evidence is a certificate of anonymous registration issued to a person with an anonymous entry in an electoral register in Northern Ireland, in England and Wales, or in Scotland.

Regulation 3 revokes the existing provisions in England and Wales and Scotland.

An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.