C7C5C10C13C6C9Part VII Referendums
Pt. 7 extended (Gibraltar) for the purposes of the European Union referendum (17.12.2015) by European Union Referendum Act 2015 (c. 36), ss. 12(2), 13(1)
Pt. 7 modified (1.2.2016) by European Union Referendum Act 2015 (c. 36), s. 13(2), Sch. 2 para. 1 (with Sch. 2 paras. 3, 4); S.I. 2016/69, reg. 2
Pt. 7 restricted (1.2.2016) by European Union Referendum Act 2015 (c. 36), s. 13(2), Sch. 1 para. 21; S.I. 2016/69, reg. 2
Pt. 7 applied (1.2.2016) by European Union Referendum Act 2015 (c. 36), ss. 3, 13(2) (with Schs. 1-3); S.I. 2016/69, reg. 2
Pt. 7 excluded (1.2.2016) by European Union Referendum Act 2015 (c. 36), s. 13(2), Sch. 1 para. 19; S.I. 2016/69, reg. 2
C4C12Chapter II Financial controls
Pt. 7 Ch. 2 modified (1.2.2016) by European Union Referendum Act 2015 (c. 36), s. 13(2), Sch. 1 para. 35; S.I. 2016/69, reg. 2
Pt. 7 Ch. 2 modified (1.2.2016) by European Union Referendum Act 2015 (c. 36), s. 13(2), Sch. 1 para. 37(1) (with Sch. 1 para. 37(2)); S.I. 2016/69, reg. 2
Returns
I1C1C11C3C2C8123 Declaration of responsible person as to return under section 120.
1
Each return prepared under section 120 in respect of referendum expenses incurred by or on behalf of a permitted participant must 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 return in question;
b
that to the best of his knowledge and belief—
i
it is a complete and correct return as required by law, and
ii
all expenses shown in it as paid have been paid by him or a person authorised by him.
3
The declaration must also state, in a case where the permitted participant either is not a registered party or is a minor party, that—
a
all relevant donations recorded in the return as having been accepted by the permitted participant are from permissible donors, and
b
no other relevant donations have been accepted by the permitted participant.
4
A person commits an offence if—
a
he knowingly or recklessly makes a false declaration under this section; or
b
subsection (1) is contravened at a time when he is the responsible person in the case of the permitted participant to which the return relates.
5
In this section “relevant donation” has the same meaning as in Schedule 15.
Pt. 7 restricted (16.2.2011) by Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011 (c. 1), ss. 5(c), 19(1)