# Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000, Section 61: Offences concerned with evasion of restrictions on donations.


(1) A person commits an offence if he—
(a) knowingly enters into, or
(b) knowingly does any act in furtherance of,
any arrangement which facilitates or is likely to facilitate, whether by means of any concealment or disguise or otherwise, the making of donations to a registered party by any person or body other than a permissible donor.
(2) A person commits an offence if—
(a) he knowingly gives the treasurer of a registered party any information relating to—
(i) the amount of any donation made to the party, or
(ii) the person or body making such a donation,
which is false in a material particular; or
(b) with intent to deceive, he withholds from the treasurer of a registered party any material information relating to a matter within paragraph (a)(i) or (ii).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/41/section/61 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/political-parties-elections-and-referendums-act-2000/section-61
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