Electoral (Amendment) (Political Funding) Act 2012

Amendment of section 21 of Act of 1999.

39.— Section 21 of the Act of 1999 is amended—

(a) in subsection (4B) (inserted by section 58(o) of the Act of 2001)—

(i) in paragraph (a) by substituting “section 19B, 19BB or 19F” for “section 19B or 19F”,

(ii) in paragraph (b) by substituting “section 19B, 19BB or 19F” for “section 19B or 19F”, and

(iii) by inserting the following new paragraphs after paragraph (b):

“(bb) knowingly furnishes a statement referred to in subparagraph (ii) of section 19BB(1)(a) or clause (II) of section 19BB(1)(b) (inserted by section 32 of the Electoral (Amendment) (Political Funding) Act 2012) which is false or misleading in any material respect,

(bc) contravenes section 19BC(1) or (2) (inserted by section 33 of the Electoral (Amendment) (Political Funding) Act 2012),

(bd) knowingly furnishes information under section 19BC(1) or (2) which is false or misleading in any material respect,”,

and

(b) in subsection (5) (amended by section 8(e) of the Electoral (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 2009 )—

(i) in paragraph (a) by substituting “or section 19B, 19BB, 19BC, 19D,” for “or section 19B, 19D”, and

(ii) in paragraph (a)(ii) by substituting “(4A)(b), (4B)(bb), (4B)(bd), or (4B)(d)” for “(4A)(b), or (4B)(d)”.