Electoral (Amendment) (Political Funding) Act 2012

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Number 36 of 2012


ELECTORAL (AMENDMENT) (POLITICAL FUNDING) ACT 2012


ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

PART 1

Preliminary and General

Section

1. Short title, collective citations, construction and commencement.

2. Definitions.

PART 2

Amendment of Electoral Act 1992

3. Amendment of section 25 of Act of 1992.

4. Amendment of section 25A of Act of 1992.

PART 3

Amendment of Electoral Act 1997

5. Amendment of section 2 of Act of 1997.

6. Amendment of section 3 of Act of 1997.

7. Amendment of section 22 of Act of 1997.

8. Amendment of section 23 of Act of 1997.

9. Amendment of section 23A of Act of 1997.

10. Limits on donations from corporate donors.

11. Donations by intermediaries.

12. Amendment of section 23B of Act of 1997.

13. Amendment of section 23C of Act of 1997.

14. Registration of corporate donors.

15. Amendment of section 24 of Act of 1997.

16. Amendment of section 25 of Act of 1997.

17. Amendment of section 26 of Act of 1997.

18. Amendment of section 46 of Act of 1997.

19. Amendment of section 47 of Act of 1997.

20. Amendment of section 48 of Act of 1997.

21. Amendment of section 48A of Act of 1997.

22. Limits on donations from corporate donors in relation to presidential elections.

23. Donations by intermediaries at presidential election.

24. Amendment of section 48B of Act of 1997.

25. Amendment of section 48C of Act of 1997.

26. Amendment of section 61 of Act of 1997.

27. Amendment of section 71 of Act of 1997.

PART 4

Amendment of the Local Elections (Disclosure of Donations and Expenditure) Act 1999

28. Amendment of section 2 of Act of 1999.

29. Amendment of section 13 of Act of 1999.

30. Amendment of section 19A of Act of 1999.

31. Amendment of section 19B of Act of 1999.

32. Limits on donations from corporate donors.

33. Donations by intermediaries.

34. Amendment of section 19C of Act of 1999.

35. Amendment of section 19D of Act of 1999.

36. Amendment of section 19E of Act of 1999.

37. Amendment of section 19F of Act of 1999.

38. Amendment of section 19G of Act of 1999.

39. Amendment of section 21 of Act of 1999.

PART 5

Political Parties — Disclosure of Accounts

40. Amendment of section 19 of Act of 1997.

41. Political parties — disclosure of accounts.

PART 6

State Funding of Political Parties and Gender Balance

42. Amendment of section 17 of Act of 1997.

43. Amendment of section 46 of Act of 1992.

44. Amendment of section 127 of Act of 1992.


Acts Referred to

Companies Acts

Electoral (Amendment) Act 1998

1998, No. 4

Electoral (Amendment) Act 2001

2001, No. 38

Electoral (Amendment) Act 2002

2002, No. 4

Electoral (Amendment) Act 2007

2007, No. 14

Electoral (Amendment) Act 2011

2011, No. 14

Electoral (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 2009

2009, No. 9

Electoral Act 1992

1992, No. 23

Electoral Act 1997

1997, No. 25

Electoral Acts 1992 to 2011

Friendly Societies Acts 1896 to 1977

Industrial and Provident Societies Acts 1893 to 1978

Local Elections (Disclosure of Donations and Expenditure) Act 1999

1999, No. 7

Local Elections Acts 1974 to 2009

Qualifications (Education and Training) Act 1999

1999, No. 26

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Number 36 of 2012


ELECTORAL (AMENDMENT) (POLITICAL FUNDING) ACT 2012


AN ACT TO ESTABLISH A REGISTER OF CORPORATE DONORS; TO PROVIDE FOR REDUCTIONS IN DONATION AND DONATION DECLARATION LIMITS; TO PROVIDE FOR DISCLOSURE OF ACCOUNTS BY POLITICAL PARTIES; TO AMEND THE LAW RELATING TO STATE FUNDING OF POLITICAL PARTIES; FOR THESE AND OTHER PURPOSES TO AMEND THE ELECTORAL ACT 1992, THE ELECTORAL ACT 1997 AND THE LOCAL ELECTIONS (DISCLOSURE OF DONATIONS AND EXPENDITURE) ACT 1999; AND TO PROVIDE FOR RELATED MATTERS.

[28th July, 2012]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS: