# Political Parties and Elections Act 2009, Section 17: Control of loans etc to holders of elective office: compliance officers


In Schedule 7A to the 2000 Act (control of loans etc to individuals etc), at the end there is inserted—
“Compliance officers
18 (1) This paragraph applies where a regulated participant who is the holder of a relevant elective office (the “office-holder”) has given a notice to the Commission under paragraph 17 of Schedule 7 appointing an individual as compliance officer for the office-holder.
(2) Where the notice is for the time being in force—
(a) any duty imposed on the office-holder under paragraph 9, 10, 11 or 13 may be discharged either by the office-holder or by the compliance officer;
(b) paragraph 12(1) and (2) applies to the compliance officer as well as the office-holder (so that either or both of them may be charged with an offence under paragraph 12(1) or (2));
(c) if the compliance officer makes a declaration under paragraph 13, paragraph 13(4) applies to the compliance officer instead of the office-holder.
(3) The compliance officer for an office-holder cannot be guilty of an offence under paragraph 12(1) or (2) in respect of any controlled transaction entered into by the office-holder at a time when the notice was not in force.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2009/12/section/17 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/political-parties-and-elections-act-2009/section-17
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