Donations Disclosed by TDs, Senators and MEPs for 2007

2. Guidelines and advice

The Standards Commission has a statutory function under the Act to provide guidelines and advice to persons who are covered by the Act.  In January 2008 the Standards Commission published revised guidelines on donations and prohibited donations for Members of the Houses of the Oireachtas and representatives in the European Parliament.  The purpose of the guidelines is to ensure compliance with the Act.  A person must act in accordance with guidelines or advice published or given by the Standards Commission unless, by so doing, he/she would be contravening another provision of the Act.

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