Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (Disapplication of Part IV for Northern Ireland Parties, etc.) Order 2001
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 2001/446 |
| Year | 2001 |
2001 No. 446
POLITICAL PARTIES
The Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (Disapplication of Part IV for Northern Ireland Parties, etc.) Order 2001
Made 15th February 2001
Coming into force 16th February 2001
Whereas a draft of this Order has been approved by resolution of each House of Parliament;
Now, therefore, the Secretary of State in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 70(1) of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 20001hereby makes the following Order:
Citation, commencement and interpretation
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (Disapplication of Part IV for Northern Ireland Parties, etc.) Order 2001.
(2) This Order shall come into force on 16th February 2001 and (without prejudice to any power to revoke it) shall remain in force for the period of four years beginning with that date.
(3) In this Order—
“the 2000 Act” means the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000; and
“Northern Ireland party” has the same meaning as in section 70(6) of the 2000 Act.
Disapplication of Part IV of the 2000 Act in relation to Northern Ireland parties
2. Chapters I to III of Part IV (control of donations to registered parties) of the 2000 Act (sections 50 to 69, together with Schedule 6) are hereby disapplied for the period of four years beginning with the date on which this Order comes into force in relation to every Northern Ireland party.
Disapplication of Schedule 7 to the 2000 Act as respects Northern Ireland
3. Paragraphs 2 to 15 of Schedule 7 to the 2000 Act (control of donations to individuals and members associations) are hereby disapplied for the period of four years beginning with the date on which this Order comes into force in relation to every regulated donee (as defined by paragraph 1(7) of Schedule 7 to the 2000 Act) who is—
(a) an individual ordinarily resident in Northern Ireland, or
(b) a members association wholly or mainly consisting of members of a Northern Ireland party.
Restriction on meaning of “registered party”: donations to parties in Great Britain
4. Section 70(5) of the 2000 Act (by virtue of...
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