HC Deb 14 March 2000 vol 346 cc209-10

Amendments made: No. 97, in page 111, line 29, leave out "sub-paragraph (3)" and insert "this Schedule".

No. 98, in page 114, line 7, leave out "falling within section 48(2)".

No. 99, in page 114, line 11, leave out sub-paragraph (2).

No. 100, in page 114, line 45, at end insert— 'Payments etc. which are (or are not) to be treated as donations by permissible donors 5A.—(1) The following provisions have effect for the purposes of this Schedule. (2) Any payment out of public funds received by a regulated donee which is a members association, for its use and benefit in connection with any of its political activities, shall be regarded as a controlled donation received by the association from a permissible donor. (3) Any donation received by a regulated donee shall (if it would not otherwise fall to be so regarded) be regarded as a controlled donation received by the donee from a permissible donor if and to the extent that—

  1. (a) the purpose of the donation is to meet qualifying costs incurred or to be incurred in connection with any visit—
    1. (i) by the donee in connection with any of the donee's political activities, or
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    2. (ii) in the case of a members association, by any member or officer of the association in connection with any of its political activities,
    to a country or territory outside the United Kingdom, and
  2. (b) the amount of the donation does not exceed a reasonable amount in respect of such costs.
(4) In sub-paragraph (3) "qualifying costs", in relation to the donee or (as the case may be) any member or officer of the donee, means costs relating to that person in respect of—
  1. (a) travelling between the United Kingdom and the country or territory in question; or
  2. (b) travelling, accommodation or subsistence while within that country or territory.
 (5) Any controlled donation received by a regulated donee from a trustee of any property (in his capacity as such) which does not constitute a donation transmitted by the trustee to the donee—
  1. (a) on behalf of a person who, at the time of its receipt by the donee, is a permissible donor, or
  2. (b) in pursuance of a bequest made by such a person as is mentioned in section 48(3),
shall be regarded as a controlled donation received by the donee from a person who is not a permissible donor.'.

No. 101, in page 114, line 47, at end insert "regulated donee and any".

No. 102, in page 114, line 49, after first "a" insert "registered party and any".

No. 103, in page 115, line 46, after "paragraph;" insert— `(aa) any reference to section (Payments etc. which are (or are not) to be treated as donations by permissible donors)(2) or to section (Payments etc. which are (or are not) to be treated as donations by permissible donors)(3) shall be construed as a reference to paragraph 5A(2) above or to paragraph 5A(3) above respectively;'.

No. 104, in page 115, line 48, at end insert— '(6) In the case of a donation to which paragraph 5A(2) applies, sub-paragraph (2)(b) above shall have effect as if for "by the same permissible donor" there were substituted "in circumstances falling within paragraph 5A(2)". (7) In the case of a donation to which paragraph 5A(3) applies—

  1. (a) sub-paragraph (2)(b) above shall have effect as if for "by the same permissible donor" there were substituted "in circumstances falling within paragraph 5A(3) by the same donor"; and
  2. (b) any report prepared by virtue of sub-paragraph (1) above in respect of the donation must give—
  1. (i) the date or dates on or between which the visit to which the donation relates took place, and
  2. (ii) the destination and purpose of the visit.'.

No. 137, in page 118, line 28, leave out "or 9(3)" and insert ", 9(3) or 9(4)".—[Mrs. McGuire.]

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