Electoral Disclosure and Funding Act 2023
26Prohibition on receiving gifts from unknown source
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26 Prohibition on receiving gifts from unknown source
It is unlawful for a person to accept a reportable political donation that is required to be disclosed under Part 5 unless –
(a) the name and address of the person who made the donation are known to the person accepting the donation; or
(b) when the donation is made –
(i) the person making the donation gives the donor’s name and address to the person accepting the donation; and
(ii) the person accepting the donation has no grounds to believe that the name and address so given are not the true name and address of the donor.