§ 11.—(1) This paragraph applies to a party which is registered under Part II of this Act at the end of the period of nine months beginning with the appointed day.
§ (2) The treasurer of the party shall deliver to the Commission a notification which—
- (a) complies with the requirements of section 28(2) and (3) (as modified by sub-paragraphs (3) and (4)), and
- (b) is accompanied by any fee prescribed by order made by the Secretary of State,
§ (3) In the application of section 28(2)(a) in accordance with sub-paragraph (2), the reference to the relevant time shall be read as a reference to the time when the party applied for registration or, in the case of a party registered by virtue of paragraph 4(2), the appointed day.
§ (4) In the application of section 28(3) in accordance with subparagraph (2), the reference to the relevant time shall be read as a reference to the time when the party applied for registration or, in the case of a party registered by virtue of paragraph 4(2), the time when the documents required under paragraph 3(2) were sent to the Commission.
§ (5) If the notification required by virtue of sub-paragraph (2) is not delivered before the end of the period mentioned in that subparagraph, the person who was the treasurer of the party immediately before the end of that period shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable to the same punishment as if he were guilty of an offence under section 43(1)(b).
§ (6) It is a defence for a person charged with an offence under sub-paragraph (5) to prove that he took all reasonable steps, and exercised all due diligence, to ensure that the notification required by virtue of sub-paragraph (2) would be delivered before the end of the period mentioned in that sub-paragraph.
§ (7) Any notification delivered under sub-paragraph (2) shall be treated, for the purposes of section 28(4)(b), as a notification given under section 28.
§ (8) In this paragraph "the appointed day" means the appointed day for the purposes of Part II of this Act.