{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/political-parties-and-elections-act-2009-commencement-no2-and-transitional-provisions-order-2009/article-4",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2009/3084",
  "legislation_title": "The Political Parties and Elections Act 2009 (Commencement No.2 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2009",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/political-parties-and-elections-act-2009-commencement-no2-and-transitional-provisions-order-2009",
  "path": "article/4",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Appointed Dates",
  "text": "The following provisions of the Act come into force on 1st January 2010 —\n(a) section 12 (defence to charge of failing to return donation from impermissible donor);\n(b) section 13 (“reasonable excuse” in relation to certain offences under the 2000 Act);\n(c) section 14 (control of donations to members associations: responsible persons);\n(d) section 15 (control of donations to holders of elective office: compliance officers);\n(e) section 16 (control of loans etc to members associations: responsible persons);\n(f) section 17 (control of loans etc to holders of elective office: compliance officers);\n(g) section 18 (person may not be “responsible person” for more than one third party);\n(h) section 20 (increased thresholds in relation to donations etc);\n(i) section 39 in so far as it relates to the entries in paragraphs (j) and (k);\n(j) paragraph 24 of Schedule 6; and\n(k) the entries in Schedule 7 relating to the following provisions of the 2000 Act:\n(i) section 47(2) and (3);\n(ii) section 65(5);\n(iii) section 71S(6);\n(iv) section 149(1);\n(v) paragraph 12(3) of Schedule 7; and\n(vi) paragraphs 1(7)(d) and 12(3) of Schedule 7A.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Section 71S was inserted by section 61(1) of the 2006 Act."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/3084/article/4",
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  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}