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P-9.3
- Political Process Financing Act
Detailled Table of Contents
Current to 1 January 2024
Political Process Financing Act
1
Definitions and interpretation
CONTRIBUTIONS, FINANCING AND EXPENDITURES
2
Contributions and expenditures
SUPERVISOR OF POLITICAL FINANCING
3
Repealed
4
Supervisor of Political Financing
5
Repealed
6
Repealed
7
Repealed
8
Repealed
9
Oath of office
STAFF OF THE SUPERVISOR
10
Staff of the Supervisor
11
Delegation to member of staff
12
Authority over staff
13
Annual report
DUTIES AND POWERS OFSUPERVISOR
14
Duties and powers of Supervisor
15
Application to Supervisor for inquiry
16
Powers under Inquiries Act
17
Application of Evidence Act
18
Application to Court to enter premises and inspect documents
19
Liability of Supervisor and staff
ADVISORY COMMITTEE
20
Establishment of Advisory Committee
21
Designation of representative
22
Supervisor as Chairman
23
Reimbursement and attendance allowance
24
Meetings
25
Opinions of Advisory Committee
26
Results of Advisory Committee may be made public
27
Consultation
REGISTRATION OF PARTIES, DISTRICT ASSOCIATIONS, INDEPENDENT CANDIDATES, LEADERSHIP CONTESTANTS AND NOMINATION CONTESTANTS
28
Solicitation, collection and acceptance of contributions and financing
29
Amount of contribution
30
Remittance of assets
PUBLIC FINANCING OFPOLITICAL PARTIES
31
Entitlement to annual allowance
32
Amount of annual allowance
32.01
Publication of statement of annual allowance payable
32.1
Repealed
33
Payment of annual allowance
33.1
Repealed
33.2
Repealed
34
Uses of the annual allowance
35
Annual allowance paid out of Consolidated Fund
36
Publication of statement of payments to registered political parties
CONTRIBUTIONS AND FINANCING
37
Eligibility to contribute or provide financing
38
Restrictions on contributions and financing
39
Amount of contribution and financing allowed
39.1
Amount of contribution and financing allowed – leadership contestant or nomination contestant
39.2
Contribution other than contributions of money
39.3
Offence to accept contribution or financing in contravention of Act
40
Repealed
41
Solicitations of contributions and financing
42
Contributions or financing made to official representative
42.01
Financing as contribution
42.1
Repealed
43
Powers of deputy official
43.1
Money contributions
44
Contributions exceeding one hundred dollars
44.1
When contribution deemed received
45
Deposit of contributions or financing
46
Receipt to contributor
46.1
Contestant receipt to contributor
47
Contributions made in contravention of Act and surplus contributions
48
Free broadcasting and advertising
EXPENDITURES
49
Incurrence of expenditures other than election expenses
49.1
Incurrence of expenditures by registered leadership contestants or registered nomination contestants
50
Limitation of expenditures other than election expenses
ADVERTISING RELATING TO LEADERSHIP OR NOMINATION CONTESTS
50.1
Advertising relating to leadership or nomination campaign
AUDITORS
51
Appointment of auditor
52
Notice of appointment
53
Persons restricted from holding office of auditor
54
Replacement of auditor
55
Examination and report by auditor
56
Access to reports and information
57
Reimbursement for annual auditing expenses
FINANCIAL RETURNS
58
Submission of financial return
59
Financial returns for each calendar year
60
Financial returns for preceding calendar year
61
Extension for submission of financial return
62
Financial return of registered independent candidate
62.1
Financial return of leadership contestants and nomination contestants
63
Public inspection of financial returns
64
Audit of financial return
64.1
Filing documents and forms electronically
PREVIOUSLY HELD FUNDS AND ASSETS
Repealed: 2017, c.28, s.34
65
Repealed
66
Repealed
ELECTION EXPENSES
67
Determination of election expenses
68
Chief agent
69
Official agent
70
Authority of chief agent and official agent
71
Election expenses of candidate
72
Price for work, merchandise or services
73
Acknowledgement of advertisement and broadcast
74
Publicity agency
75
Payment of election expenses evidenced by itemized invoice
76
Presentation of claim for election expenses
77
Limitation on election expenses
77.1
Adjusted amounts
78
Election expenses reimbursement – candidate
79
Election expenses reimbursement paid out of Consolidated Fund
80
Electors entered on preliminary list of electors
81
Statement of election expenses by official agent
82
Statement of election expenses by chief agent
83
Rectification of error in statement
84
Disclosure of payment
THIRD PARTY ADVERTISING
84.1
Definitions
84.15
Spending limits
84.2
Election advertising by third party
84.3
Registration of third party
84.35
Chief financial officer
84.4
Consideration of application
84.5
Contributions to third parties
84.6
Advertising expenditure report
84.7
Audit of expenditure report
84.8
Circumvention of spending limits and other provisions
84.9
Registry and other public information
OFFENCES AND PENALTIES
85
Offences with respect to expenses
86
Offence with respect to a false statement
86.1
Offence with respect to a false or deceptive receipt
87
Offence with respect to withholding, concealing or destroying
88
Offences and penalties – Column I of Schedule B
88.1
Offences and penalties – failure to file financial return or report
89
Offences and penalties – permitting, tolerating or participating in offence
90
Commencement of prosecution
91
Action for claim for election expenses
92
Designation of party’s representative on the Advisory Committee
93
Repealed
94
Repealed
95
Repealed
96
Repealed
97
Commencement
SCHEDULE A
Oath or Solemn Affirmation ofAllegiance and Office
SCHEDULE B