35Acceptance, by third-party campaigners, of political donations

35 Acceptance, by third-party campaigners, of political donations

It is unlawful for a political donation, to a person who is or becomes a third-party campaigner in relation to an Assembly election, for the purposes of incurring electoral expenditure during the election campaign period in relation to an Assembly election, or reimbursing a person for electoral expenditure incurred during the election campaign period in relation to an Assembly election, to be accepted unless –

(a) the first-mentioned person is registered under this Act in the Register of Third-party Campaigners in relation to the election; and

(b) if –

(i) the political donation is money – the money is paid to the official agent in relation to the third-party campaigner and is paid by the official agent into the campaign account of the third-party campaigner; or

(ii) the political donation is not money – the political donation is accepted by the official agent in relation to the third-party campaigner.