Acts and Regulations

P-9.3 - Political Process Financing Act

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Duties and powers of Supervisor
14The Supervisor shall administer this Act and he shall in particular
(a) with respect to the control of political financing:
(i) determine if the political parties, associations, candidates, leadership contestants, nomination contestants and other persons are complying with this Act,
(ii) prescribe the forms and documents and the contents thereof for use in the application of this Act,
(iii) issue guidelines on the records to be maintained by the registered political parties, registered district associations, registered independent candidates, leadership contestants, nomination contestants, official agents and other persons,
(iv) receive and examine the returns and statements required to be filed with him under this Act,
(v) determine whether contributions, expenditures and election expenses have been made or financing has been provided in accordance with this Act, where he considers it necessary;
(b) with respect to informing the public:
(i) provide, on request, to any person, advice or guidelines regarding the application and interpretation of this Act,
(ii) keep open, for public examination, during normal office hours all returns, statements and other documents filed with his office and directed to be made public under this Act,
(iii) carry out such studies on the financing of political parties as he considers necessary or desirable,
(iv) hold such information meetings and conferences as he considers necessary,
(v) publicize any provision of this Act as he considers necessary;
(c) with respect to the acknowledgement of contributions in relation to a registered political party, registered district association or registered independent candidate:
(i) subject to section 46, prescribe the form and content of receipts to be used for acknowledgement of contributions for the purposes of both this Act and the New Brunswick Income Tax Act including the number of duplicates thereof to be made and, if he considers it necessary or desirable, a system of identifying or accounting for such receipts and duplicates by serial numbers or otherwise,
(ii) issue guidelines with respect to the manner of the issuance of receipts,
(iii) issue guidelines with respect to the retention and disposition of issued receipts and duplicates thereof and unissued receipts;
(d) with respect to the acknowledgement of contributions in relation to a leadership contestant or nomination contestant, issue guidelines with respect to the manner of the issuance, retention and disposition of contestant receipts.
1980, c.40, s.1.1; 1982, c.3, s.57; 2012, c.33, s.6; 2015, c.17, s.2; 2017, c.28, s.4
Duties and powers of Supervisor
14The Supervisor shall administer this Act and he shall in particular
(a) with respect to the control of political financing:
(i) determine if the political parties, associations and candidates and other persons are complying with this Act,
(ii) prescribe the forms and documents and the contents thereof for use in the application of this Act,
(iii) issue guidelines on the records to be maintained by the registered political parties, registered district associations and registered independent candidates,
(iv) receive and examine the returns and statements required to be filed with him under this Act,
(v) determine whether contributions, expenditures and election expenses have been made in accordance with this Act, where he considers it necessary;
(b) with respect to informing the public:
(i) provide, on request, to any person, advice or guidelines regarding the application and interpretation of this Act,
(ii) keep open, for public examination, during normal office hours all returns, statements and other documents filed with his office and directed to be made public under this Act,
(iii) carry out such studies on the financing of political parties as he considers necessary or desirable,
(iv) hold such information meetings and conferences as he considers necessary,
(v) publicize any provision of this Act as he considers necessary;
(c) with respect to the acknowledgement of contributions in relation to a registered political party, registered district association or registered independent candidate:
(i) subject to section 46, prescribe the form and content of receipts to be used for acknowledgement of contributions for the purposes of both this Act and the New Brunswick Income Tax Act including the number of duplicates thereof to be made and, if he considers it necessary or desirable, a system of identifying or accounting for such receipts and duplicates by serial numbers or otherwise,
(ii) issue guidelines with respect to the manner of the issuance of receipts,
(iii) issue guidelines with respect to the retention and disposition of issued receipts and duplicates thereof and unissued receipts;
(d) with respect to the acknowledgement of contributions in relation to a leadership contestant or nomination contestant, issue guidelines with respect to the manner of the issuance, retention and disposition of contestant receipts.
1980, c.40, s.1.1; 1982, c.3, s.57; 2012, c.33, s.6; 2015, c.17, s.2
Duties and powers of Supervisor
14The Supervisor shall administer this Act and he shall in particular
(a) with respect to the control of political financing:
(i) determine if the political parties, associations and candidates and other persons are complying with this Act,
(ii) prescribe the forms and documents and the contents thereof for use in the application of this Act,
(iii) issue guidelines on the records to be maintained by the registered political parties, registered district associations and registered independent candidates,
(iv) receive and examine the returns and statements required to be filed with him under this Act,
(v) determine whether contributions, expenditures and election expenses have been made in accordance with this Act, where he considers it necessary;
(b) with respect to informing the public:
(i) provide, on request, to any person, advice or guidelines regarding the application and interpretation of this Act,
(ii) keep open, for public examination, during normal office hours all returns, statements and other documents filed with his office and directed to be made public under this Act,
(iii) carry out such studies on the financing of political parties as he considers necessary or desirable,
(iv) hold such information meetings and conferences as he considers necessary,
(v) publicize any provision of this Act as he considers necessary;
(c) with respect to the acknowledgement of contributions:
(i) subject to section 46, prescribe the form and content of receipts to be used for acknowledgement of contributions for the purposes of both this Act and the New Brunswick Income Tax Act including the number of duplicates thereof to be made and, if he considers it necessary or desirable, a system of identifying or accounting for such receipts and duplicates by serial numbers or otherwise,
(ii) issue guidelines with respect to the manner of the issuance of receipts,
(iii) issue guidelines with respect to the retention and disposition of issued receipts and duplicates thereof and unissued receipts.
1980, c.40, s.1.1; 1982, c.3, s.57; 2012, c.33, s.6
Duties and powers of Supervisor
14The Supervisor shall administer this Act and he shall in particular
(a) with respect to the control of political financing:
(i) determine if the political parties, associations and candidates and other persons are complying with this Act,
(ii) prescribe the forms and documents and the contents thereof for use in the application of this Act,
(iii) issue guidelines on the records to be maintained by the registered political parties, registered district associations and registered independent candidates,
(iv) receive and examine the returns and statements required to be filed with him under this Act,
(v) determine whether contributions, expenditures and election expenses have been made in accordance with this Act, where he considers it necessary;
(b) with respect to informing the public:
(i) provide, on request, to any person, advice or guidelines regarding the application and interpretation of this Act,
(ii) keep open, for public examination, during normal office hours all returns, statements and other documents filed with his office and directed to be made public under this Act,
(iii) carry out such studies on the financing of political parties as he considers necessary or desirable,
(iv) hold such information meetings and conferences as he considers necessary,
(v) publicize any provision of this Act as he considers necessary;
(c) with respect to the acknowledgement of contributions:
(i) subject to section 46, prescribe the form and content of receipts to be used for acknowledgement of contributions for the purposes of both this Act and the Income Tax Act including the number of duplicates thereof to be made and, if he considers it necessary or desirable, a system of identifying or accounting for such receipts and duplicates by serial numbers or otherwise,
(ii) issue guidelines with respect to the manner of the issuance of receipts,
(iii) issue guidelines with respect to the retention and disposition of issued receipts and duplicates thereof and unissued receipts.
1980, c.40, s.1.1; 1982, c.3, s.57