Textual Amendments
F1Sch. 6A inserted (11.9.2006 for E.W.S. for specified purposes, 1.1.2007 for N.I. for specified purposes, 1.7.2008 for N.I. for specified purposes, 15.9.2014 for N.I. in so far as not already in force) by Electoral Administration Act 2006 (c. 22), ss. 61(5), 77(2); S.I. 2006/1972, art. 3, Sch. 1 para. 20(a) (subject to art. 4, Sch. 2) (as substituted by S.I. 2006/2268, art. 3); S.I. 2006/3412, art. 4 (subject to art. 6, Sch. 2); S.I. 2008/1656, art. 2 (subject to art. 3, Sch.); S.I. 2014/1809, art. 2
8(1)For the purposes of paragraph 5(4) as it applies to a quarterly report, [F2but subject to sub-paragraphs (1A) and (1B),] the relevant date for a transaction is—U.K.
(a)if the transaction is within section 71M(4)(a) or (7)(a), the date when the transaction was entered into by the party or the accounting unit;
(b)if the transaction is within section 71M(4)(b) or (7)(b), the date when the party or the accounting unit entered into the transaction which caused the aggregate amount in question to be more than the limit specified in that provision.
[F3(1A)For the purposes of paragraph 5(4) as it applies to a quarterly report in respect of a period beginning on or after 1 January 2018, the relevant date for a transaction to which this sub-paragraph applies is the date on which the transaction was entered into.
(1B)Sub-paragraph (1A) applies to a transaction which—
(a)is entered into by a Northern Ireland participant, or an accounting unit of a Northern Ireland participant, before 1 July 2017, and
(b)is within section 71M(9).
(1C)In this Schedule, “Northern Ireland participant” means a party registered in the Northern Ireland register.]
(2)For the purposes of paragraph 5(4) as it applies to a weekly report, the relevant date for a transaction is the date when the transaction was entered into by the party or its central organisation as mentioned in section 71Q(3).]
Textual Amendments
F2Words in Sch. 6A para. 8(1) inserted (8.3.2018) by The Transparency of Donations and Loans etc. (Northern Ireland Political Parties) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/328), arts. 1(2), 7(2)(a)
F3Sch. 6A para. 8(1A)-(1C) inserted (8.3.2018) by The Transparency of Donations and Loans etc. (Northern Ireland Political Parties) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/328), arts. 1(2), 7(2)(b)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Sch. 6A para. 8(1) modified (S.) (30.1.2020) by Referendums (Scotland) Act 2020 (asp 2), s. 41, sch. 3 para. 58(2)(3)(c)