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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/political-parties-elections-and-referendums-act-2000/schedule-19C/paragraph-23",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/political-parties-elections-and-referendums-act-2000/schedule-19C/paragraph-23.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2000/41",
  "legislation_title": "Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/political-parties-elections-and-referendums-act-2000",
  "path": "schedule/19C/paragraph/23",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "23",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) The Commission must not take into account a statement made by a person in compliance with a requirement imposed under Schedule 19B in deciding whether—\n(a) to impose a fixed monetary penalty on the person;\n(b) to impose a discretionary requirement on the person;\n(c) to serve a stop notice on the person.\n(2) Sub-paragraph (1)(a) or (b) does not apply to a penalty or requirement imposed in respect of an offence under paragraph 13(3) of Schedule 19B (providing false information in purported compliance with a requirement under that Schedule).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 19C inserted (1.12.2010) by Political Parties and Elections Act 2009 (c. 12), ss. 3(2), 43(1), Sch. 2; S.I. 2010/2866, art. 3(c)(f) (with art. 6)"
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/41/schedule/19C/paragraph/23",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:20:25.524976+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}