[Part II Controls on Donations]
Representation of the People Act 1983 (1983 c 2) | Legislation

[Part II Controls on Donations]

[Prohibition on accepting donations from impermissible donors

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(1)     A relevant donation received by a candidate or his election agent must not be accepted if—

(a)     the person by whom the donation would be made is not, at the time of its receipt by the candidate or (as the case may be) his election agent, a permissible donor falling within section 54(2) of the 2000 Act; or

(b)     the candidate or (as the case may be) his election agent is (whether because the donation is given anonymously or by reason of any deception or concealment or otherwise) unable to ascertain the identity of the person offering the donation.

(2)     For the purposes of this Schedule any relevant donation received by a candidate or his election agent which is an exempt trust donation shall be regarded as a relevant donation received by the candidate or his election agent from a permissible donor; and section 162 of the 2000 Act (interpretation: exempt trust donations) shall apply for the purposes of this Schedule as it applies for the purposes of that Act.

(3)     But, for the purposes of this Schedule, any relevant donation received by a candidate

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