Acceptance, receipt, etc., of donations: general
6.—(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, a donation is accepted—
- (a) by a candidate or his election agent if it is received and retained by the candidate or his election agent for the purposes of the candidate’s election; or
- (b) by a political association if it is received and retained by the political association for its use and benefit.
(2) Where a donation is made to any candidate, election agent or political association by paying an amount into any account held by the candidate, election agent or political association with a financial institution, it shall be taken for the purposes of this Act to have been received by the candidate, election agent or political association at the time when the candidate, election agent or association, as the case may be, is notified in the usual way of the payment into the account.
Registrar of Political Donations, etc.
7.—(1) The Minister may, by notification in the Gazette, appoint a public officer to be the Registrar of Political Donations for the purposes of this Act, and such number of Assistant Registrars of Political Donations as he considers necessary.
(2) An Assistant Registrar of Political Donations may exercise all powers and may perform all duties of the Registrar under this Act or any regulations made thereunder subject to the general or specific directions of the Registrar.
PART II
DONATIONS TO POLITICAL ASSOCIATIONS
Division 1—Restrictions on donations
Donations from permissible donors only
8.—(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, every political association must not accept any donation it receives if—
- (a) it is offered by a person who is not, at the time of its receipt by the political association, a permissible donor; or
- (b) the political association is (whether because the donation is offered anonymously or by reason of any deception or
