# Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000, Section 99A: Declaration by responsible person as to statement of accounts under section 96A


(1) Each statement of accounts prepared under section 96A must, when delivered to the Commission, be accompanied by a declaration which complies with subsection (2) and is signed by the responsible person.
(2) The declaration must state—
(a) that the responsible person has examined the statement in question; and
(b) that to the best of that person's knowledge and belief it is a complete and correct statement of accounts as required by law.
(3) A person commits an offence if—
(a) that person knowingly or recklessly makes a false declaration under this section; or
(b) subsection (1) is contravened without reasonable excuse at a time when that person is the responsible person in the case of the recognised third party to which the statement of accounts relates.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/41/section/99A (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/political-parties-elections-and-referendums-act-2000/section-99A
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