December 2006 - Guidelines for Political Parties on donations and prohibited donations

11. Notification to the Minister for Finance

On or before 1 May each year, the Standards Commission must inform the Minister for Finance, in writing, whether a Donation Statement in respect of the previous year has been received from a qualified political party.

Payment of Exchequer funding to a qualified political party under the Act will be suspended after 30 April in any year unless and until the party's Donation Statement for the previous year and the Statement of Expenditure of Exchequer funding (required under section 20 of the Act) have been received by the Standards Commission and forwarded to the Minister for Finance. (Full details of the statutory requirements in relation to payment of Exchequer funds to qualified political parties under the Act are contained in separate guidelines which have been published by the Standards Commission.)

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