Electoral Act 1993

208D Duties of Electoral Commission on receipt of donation

• (1) The Electoral Commission, on receiving a donation under section 208A(2), must pay it to the secretary of the party for whom it is intended, unless—

  • (a) the requirements of section 208A(3) or (4) have not been complied with; or

  • (b) payment of the donation would contravene a maximum amount referred to in section 208B.

  (2) If subsection (1)(a) applies, the Electoral Commission must,—

  • (a) if the name and contact details of the donor are known or can be readily ascertained, return the donation to the donor:

  • (b) in any other case, pay the donation into a Crown Bank Account.

  (3) If subsection (1)(b) applies, the Electoral Commission must,—

  • (a) if the name and contact details of the donor are known or can be readily ascertained, return any portion of the donation that exceeds a maximum limit set out in section 208B to the donor:

  • (b) in any other case, pay any portion of the donation that exceeds a maximum limit set out in section 208B into a Crown Bank Account.

  Compare: 2007 No 111 s 41

  Section 208D: inserted, on 1 March 2009, by section 6 of the Electoral Amendment Act 2009 (2009 No 1).