Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000

SCHEDULE 20 Penalties

Section 150. Provision creating offence | Penalty Section 24(8) (registration as treasurer where convicted of certain offences) | On summary conviction: Level 5 Section 39 (false statements) | On summary conviction: Level 5 Section 43(7) (failure to deliver statement relating to auditor’s resignation etc) | On summary conviction: statutory maximum or 6 months On indictment : fine or 1 year Section 44(4) (making false statement to auditor) | On summary conviction: statutory maximum or 6 months On indictment : fine or 1 year Section 47(1)(a) (failure to deliver proper statement of accounts) | On summary conviction: Level 5 Section 47(1)(b) (failure to deliver accounts within time limits) | On summary conviction: Level 5 Section 54(7) (failure to provide information about donors) | On summary conviction: statutory maximum or 6 months On indictment : fine or 1 year Section 56(3) or (4) (failure to return donations) | On summary conviction: statutory maximum or 6 months On indictment : fine or 1 year Section 61(1) (facilitating the making of donations by impermissible donors) | On summary conviction: statutory maximum or 6 months On indictment : fine or 1 year Section 61(2)(a) (knowingly giving treasurer false information about donations) | On summary conviction: statutory maximum or 6 months On indictment : fine or 1 year Section 61(2)(b) (withholding information about donations from treasurer with intent to deceive) | On summary conviction: statutory maximum or 6 months On indictment : fine or 1 year Section 65(3) (failure to deliver donation reports to Commission within time limits) | On summary conviction: Level 5 Section 65(4) (failure to comply with requirements for recording donations in donation report) | On summary conviction: statutory maximum or 6 months On indictment : fine or 1 year Section 66(5) (making a false declaration about donation report) | On summary conviction: statutory maximum or 6 months On indictment : fine or 1 year . . . | . . . Section 71E(5) (disclosing Northern Ireland donation reports) | On summary conviction in England and Wales: statutory maximum or 51 weeks On summary conviction elsewhere: statutory maximum or 6 months Section 71L(1) (registered party entering into regulated transaction with unauthorised participant) | On summary conviction: statutory maximum On indictment: fine Section 71L(2) (treasurer of party entering into regulated transaction with unauthorised participant) | On summary conviction: statutory maximum or the general limit in a magistrates’ court On indictment: fine or 1 year Section 71L(3) (party liable if treasurer fails to repay money obtained under regulated transaction with unauthorised participant) | On summary conviction: statutory maximum On indictment: fine Section 71L(4) (treasurer failing to repay money obtained under regulated transaction with unauthorised participant) | On summary conviction: statutory maximum or the general limit in a magistrates’ court On indictment: fine or 1 year Section 71L(5) (party benefiting from connected transaction to which an unauthorised participant is a party) | On summary conviction: statutory maximum On indictment: fine Section 71L(6) (treasurer of registered party which benefits from connected transaction to which an unauthorised participant is a party) | On summary conviction: statutory maximum or the general limit in a magistrates’ court On indictment: fine or 1 year Section 71L(7) (party liable if treasurer fails to repay benefit obtained in consequence of security given by unauthorised participant) | On summary conviction: statutory maximum On indictment: fine Section 71L(8) (treasurer failing to repay benefit obtained in consequence of security given by unauthorised participant) | On summary conviction: statutory maximum or the general limit in a magistrates’ court On indictment: fine or 1 year Section 71L(9) (facilitating a regulated transaction involving unauthorised participant) | On summary conviction: statutory maximum or the general limit in a magistrates’ court On indictment: fine or 1 year Section 71S(4) (failure to deliver transaction reports to Commission within time limits) | On summary conviction: Level 5 Section 71S(5) (failure to comply with requirements for recording transactions in transaction report) | On summary conviction: statutory maximum or the general limit in a magistrates’ court On indictment: fine or 1 year Section 71T(5) (making a false declaration about transaction report) | On summary conviction: statutory maximum or the general limit in a magistrates’ court On indictment: fine or 1 year. Section 71Z4(5)(disclosing Northern Ireland transaction reports) | On summary conviction in England and Wales: Level 5 or 51 weeks On summary conviction elsewhere: Level 5 or 6 months Section 73(8) (making a false declaration about value of property etc.) | On summary conviction: statutory maximum or 6 months On indictment : fine or 1 year Section 74(4) (acceptance by ineligible person of office of deputy treasurer) | On summary conviction: Level 5 Section 75(2) (incurring campaign expenditure without authority) | On summary conviction: Level 5 Section 76(4)(a) (making payments in respect of campaign expenditure without authority) | On summary conviction: Level 5 Section 76(4)(b) (failure to notify treasurer of payments in respect of campaign expenditure) | On summary conviction: Level 5 Section 77(3)(a) (paying claim in respect of campaign expenditure where failure to comply with procedure) | On summary conviction: Level 5 Section 77(3)(b) (paying claim in respect of campaign expenditure outside specified time period) | On summary conviction: Level 5 Section 79(2) (exceeding limits on campaign expenditure) | On summary conviction: statutory maximum On indictment : fine Section 82(4)(a) (failure of treasurer to deliver return and auditor’s report to Commission) | On summary conviction: Level 5 Section 82(4)(b) (failure to comply with requirements for returns) | On summary conviction: statutory maximum or 6 months On indictment : fine or 1 year Section 82(4)(c) (failure of treasurer to deliver return and court order to Commission) | On summary conviction: Level 5 Section 83(3)(a) (making a false declaration to Commission when delivering return) | On summary conviction: statutory maximum or 6 months On indictment : fine or 1 year Section 83(3)(b) (failure to deliver signed declaration with return to Commission) | On summary conviction: statutory maximum or 6 months On indictment : fine or 1 year Section 86(8) (making false declaration about value of property etc) | On summary conviction: statutory maximum or 6 months On indictment : fine or 1 year Section 89A(4) or (5) (incurring controlled expenditure in contravention of section 89A(1)) | On summary conviction in England and Wales: fine On summary conviction in Scotland or Northern Ireland: statutory maximum On indictment: fine Section 89B(4) and (5) (incurring controlled expenditure in contravention of section 89AA(1)) | On summary conviction in England and Wales: fine On indictment: fine Section 89B(4) and (5) (incurring controlled expenditure in contravention of section 89B(1)) | On summary conviction in Scotland: statutory maximum On indictment in Scotland: fine Section 90(2) (incurring controlled expenditure without authority) | On summary conviction: level 5 Section 91(4)(a) (making payments in respect of controlled expenditure without authority) | On summary conviction: Level 5 Section 91(4)(b) (failure to notify responsible person of payments in respect of controlled expenditure) | On summary conviction: Level 5 Section 92(3)(a) (paying claim in respect of controlled expenditure where failure to comply with procedure) | On summary conviction: Level 5 Section 92(3)(b) (paying claim in respect of controlled expenditure outside specified time period) | On summary conviction: Level 5 Section 94(2) or (4) (exceeding limits on controlled expenditure) | On summary conviction: statutory maximum On indictment : fine Section 94E(2) or (3) (exceeding limits on targeted controlled expenditure when not authorised) | On summary conviction: statutory maximum On indictment: fine Section 94F(6) (making false declaration about amount of expenditure incurred by or on behalf of third party and targeted at the registered party) | On summary conviction: statutory maximum or 6 months On indictment: fine or 1 year Section 95C(1)(a) (failure of responsible person to deliver quarterly or weekly report to Commission) | On summary conviction: Level 5 Section 95C(1)(b) (failure to deliver signed declaration with quarterly or weekly report to the Commission) | On summary conviction: statutory maximum or 6 months On indictment: fine or 1 year Section 95C(1)(c) (failure to comply with requirements for quarterly or weekly reports) | On summary conviction: statutory maximum or 6 months On indictment: fine or 1 year Section 95C(2) (making a false declaration to Commission when delivering quarterly or weekly report) | On summary conviction: statutory maximum or 6 months On indictment: fine or 1 year Section 98(4)(a) (failure of responsible person to deliver return and auditor’s report to Commission) | On summary conviction: Level 5 Section 98(4)(aa) (failure of responsible person to deliver statement of accounts and auditor's report to Commission) | On summary conviction: Level 5 Section 98(4)(b) (failure to comply with requirements for returns) | On summary conviction: statutory maximum or 6 months On indictment : fine or 1 year Section 98(4)(ba) (failure to comply with requirements for statements of accounts) | On summary conviction: statutory maximum or 6 months On indictment: fine or 1 year Section 98(4)(c) (failure to deliver return and court order to Commission) | On summary conviction: Level 5 Section 99(4)(a) (making a false declaration to Commission when delivering return) | On summary conviction: statutory maximum or 6 months On indictment : fine or 1 year Section 99(4)(b) (failure to deliver signed declaration with return to Commission) | On summary conviction: statutory maximum or 6 months On indictment : fine or 1 year Section 99A(3)(a) (making a false declaration to Commission when delivering statement of accounts) | On summary conviction: statutory maximum or 6 months On indictment: fine or 1 year Section 99A(3)(b) (failure to deliver signed declaration with statement of accounts to Commission) | On summary conviction: statutory maximum or 6 months On indictment: fine or 1 year Section 112(8) (making a false declaration about value of property etc) | On summary conviction: statutory maximum or 6 months On indictment : fine or 1 year Section 113(2) (incurring referendum expenses without authority) | On summary conviction: Level 5 Section 114(4)(a) (making payments in respect of referendum expenses without authority) | On summary conviction: Level 5 Section 114(4)(b) (failure to notify responsible person of payments in respect of referendum expenses) | On summary conviction: Level 5 Section 115(3)(a) (paying claim in respect of referendum expenses where failure to comply with procedure) | On summary conviction: Level 5 Section 115(3)(b) (paying claim in respect of referendum expenses outside specified time period) | On summary conviction: Level 5 Section 117(2) (individual (other than permitted participant) exceeding limits on referendum expenses) | On summary conviction: statutory maximum or 6 months On indictment : fine or 1 year Section 117(3) or (4) (body (other than permitted participant) exceeding limits on referendum expenses) | On summary conviction: statutory maximum or 6 months On indictment : fine or 1 year Section 118(2) (permitted participant exceeding limits on referendum expenses) | On summary conviction: statutory maximum On indictment : fine Section 122(4)(a) (failure to deliver return and auditor’s report to Commission) | On summary conviction: Level 5 Section 122(4)(b) (failure to comply with requirements for returns) | On summary conviction: statutory maximum or 6 months On indictment : fine or 1 year Section 122(4)(c) (failure to deliver return and court order to Commission) | On summary conviction: Level 5 Section 123(4)(a) (making a false declaration to Commission when delivering return) | On summary conviction: statutory maximum or 6 months On indictment : fine or 1 year Section 123(4)(b) (failure to deliver signed declaration with return to Commission) | On summary conviction: statutory maximum or 6 months On indictment : fine or 1 year Section 126(8) or (9) (printing or publishing referendum material without details of printer or publisher) | On summary conviction: Level 5 Section 143(8) or (9) (printing or publishing election material without details of printer or publisher) | On summary conviction: Level 5 . . . | . . . . . . | . . . Section 148(1) (alteration of documents etc.) | On summary conviction: statutory maximum or 6 months On indictment : fine or 1 year Section 148(2)(a) (failure to supply relevant person with information) | On summary conviction: Level 5 Section 148(2)(b) (supplying relevant person with false information) | On summary conviction: statutory maximum or 6 months On indictment : fine or 1 year Section 148(3) (withholding information from relevant person with intent to deceive) | On summary conviction: statutory maximum or 6 months On indictment : fine or 1 year Paragraph 1B of Schedule 7 (failure by members association to comply with requirement to appoint responsible person) | On summary conviction: Level 5 Paragraph 6(5) of Schedule 7 (failure to provide information about donors) | On summary conviction: statutory maximum or 6 months On indictment : fine or 1 year Paragraph 12(1) of Schedule 7 (failure to deliver donation report to Commission within time limit) | On summary conviction: Level 5 Paragraph 12(2) of Schedule 7 (failure to comply with requirements for recording donations in donation reports) | On summary conviction: statutory maximum or 6 months On indictment : fine or 1 year Paragraph 13(4) of Schedule 7 (making a false declaration about donation report) | On summary conviction: statutory maximum or 6 months On indictment : fine or 1 year . . . | . . . Paragraph 17(4) of Schedule 7 (knowingly giving compliance officer false information about donations) | On summary conviction in England and Wales or Scotland: statutory maximum or the general limit in a magistrates’ court (in England and Wales) or 12 months (in Scotland) On summary conviction in Northern Ireland: statutory maximum or 6 months On indictment: fine or 1 year Paragraph 8(1) of Schedule 7A (individual regulated participant knowingly enters controlled transaction with unauthorised participant) | On summary conviction: statutory maximum or the general limit in a magistrates’ court On indictment: fine or 1 year Paragraph 8(2) of Schedule 7A (responsible person of members association which enters controlled transaction with unauthorised participant) | On summary conviction: statutory maximum or the general limit in a magistrates’ court On indictment: fine or 1 year Paragraph 8(3) of Schedule 7A (individual regulated participant failing to repay money obtained under controlled transaction with unauthorised participant) | On summary conviction: statutory maximum or the general limit in a magistrates’ court On indictment: fine or 1 year Paragraph 8(4) of Schedule 7A (responsible person failing to repay money obtained by members association under controlled transaction with unauthorised participant) | On summary conviction: statutory maximum or the general limit in a magistrates’ court On indictment: fine or 1 year Paragraph 8(5) of Schedule 7A (individual regulated participant knowingly benefits from connected transaction involving unauthorised participant) | On summary conviction: statutory maximum or the general limit in a magistrates’ court On indictment: fine or 1 year Paragraph 8(6) of Schedule 7A (responsible person of members association which knowingly benefits from connected transaction involving unauthorised participant) | On summary conviction: statutory maximum or the general limit in a magistrates’ court On indictment: fine or 1 year Paragraph 8(7) of Schedule 7A (individual regulated participant failing to repay value of benefit obtained in consequence of connected transaction involving unauthorised participant) | On summary conviction: statutory maximum or the general limit in a magistrates’ court On indictment: fine or 1 year Paragraph 8(8) of Schedule 7A (responsible person failing to repay value of benefit obtained by members association in consequence of connected transaction involving unauthorised participant) | On summary conviction: statutory maximum or the general limit in a magistrates’ court On indictment: fine or 1 year Paragraph 8(9) of Schedule 7A (facilitating controlled transaction involving unauthorised participant) | On summary conviction: statutory maximum or the general limit in a magistrates’ court On indictment: fine or 1 year Paragraph 12(1) of Schedule 7A (failure to deliver transaction report to Commission within time limit) | On summary conviction: Level 5 Paragraph 12(2) of Schedule 7A (failure to comply with requirements for recording transactions on transaction reports) | On summary conviction: statutory maximum or the general limit in a magistrates’ court On indictment: fine or 1 year Paragraph 13(4) of Schedule 7A (making a false declaration about a transaction report) | On summary conviction: statutory maximum or the general limit in a magistrates’ court On indictment: fine or 1 year Paragraph 6(7) of Schedule 11 (failure to provide information about donors) | On summary conviction: statutory maximum or 6 months On indictment : fine or 1 year Paragraph 6(8) of Schedule 15 (failure to provide information about donors) | On summary conviction: statutory maximum or 6 months: On indictment : fine or 1 year Paragraph 6(1) of Schedule 19A (failure to give notification or report within specified period) | On summary conviction: Level 5 Paragraph 6(2) of Schedule 19A (giving notification or report that fails to comply with requirements of that Schedule) | On summary conviction in England and Wales or Scotland: statutory maximum or the general limit in a magistrates’ court (in England and Wales) or 12 months (in Scotland) On summary conviction in Northern Ireland: statutory maximum or 6 months On indictment: fine or 1 year Paragraph 6(3) of Schedule 19A (making false declaration in notification or report) | On summary conviction in England and Wales or Scotland: statutory maximum or the general limit in a magistrates’ court (in England and Wales) or 12 months (in Scotland) On summary conviction in Northern Ireland: statutory maximum or 6 months On indictment: fine or 1 year Paragraph 13(1) of Schedule 19B (failure to comply with investigation requirement) | On summary conviction: Level 5 Paragraph 13(2) of Schedule 19B (intentional obstruction of person exercising investigatory power) | On summary conviction: Level 5 Paragraph 13(3) of Schedule 19B (providing false information in purported compliance with investigation requirement) | On summary conviction in England and Wales or Scotland: statutory maximum or the general limit in a magistrates’ court (in England and Wales) or 12 months (in Scotland) On summary conviction in Northern Ireland: statutory maximum or 6 months On indictment: fine or 1 year Paragraph 14 of Schedule 19C (failure to comply with stop notice) | On summary conviction in England and Wales: fine or the general limit in a magistrates’ court On summary conviction in Scotland: £20,000 or 12 months On summary conviction in Northern Ireland: £20,000 or 6 months On indictment: fine or 2 years