12Meaning of political donation

12 Meaning of political donation

In this Act –

political donation means –

(a) a gift made to, or for the benefit of, a party; and

(b) a gift made to, or for the benefit of, a Member, the whole or part of which was used, or is intended by the Member to be used, by the Member –

(i) solely or substantially for a purpose related to an election or to the Member’s duties as a Member; or

(ii) to enable the Member to make, directly or indirectly, a political donation or to incur electoral expenditure; or

(iii) to reimburse the Member for making, directly or indirectly, a political donation or incurring electoral expenditure; and

(c) a gift made to, or for the benefit of, a candidate in relation to an election, the whole or part of which was used, or is intended by the candidate to be used, by the candidate –

(i) solely or substantially for a purpose related to the election; or

(ii) to enable the candidate to make, directly or indirectly, a political donation or to incur electoral expenditure; or

(iii) to reimburse the candidate for making, directly or indirectly, a political donation or incurring electoral expenditure; and

(d) a gift made to, or for the benefit of, an associated entity, the whole or part of which was used, or is intended by the associated entity to be used, by the associated entity –

(i) to enable the associated entity to make, directly or indirectly, a political donation or to incur electoral expenditure; or

(ii) to reimburse the associated entity for making, directly or indirectly, a political donation or incurring electoral expenditure; and

(e) a gift made to, or for the benefit of, a third-party campaigner in relation to an Assembly election, the whole or part of which was used, or is intended by the third-party campaigner to be used, by the third-party campaigner –

(i) to enable the third-party campaigner to make, directly or indirectly, a political donation or to incur electoral expenditure in relation to the election; or