SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 6U.K.Minor and consequential amendments

Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (c. 41)U.K.

Prospective

29(1)Schedule 11 (control of donations to recognised third parties) is amended as follows.U.K.

(2)In paragraph 4 (payments etc not to be regarded as donations), at the end there is inserted—

(3)Any payment out of public funds shall not be regarded as a donation for the purposes of paragraph 6A.

(3)In sub-paragraph (3) of that paragraph (inserted by sub-paragraph (2) above), after “paragraph 6A” there is inserted “ or 6B ”.

(4)In sub-paragraph (2)(b) of paragraph 7 (acceptance or return of donations), for “section 56(3) and (4)” there is substituted “ section 56(3), (3B) and (4) ”.