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Political Parties and Elections Act 2009

Act of Parliament
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act to make provision in connection with the Electoral Commission; to make provision about political donations, loans and related transactions and about political expenditure; and to make provision about elections and electoral registration.
Citation	2009 c 12
Introduced by	Jack Straw, Secretary of State for Justice
Territorial extent	The United Kingdom; some provisions also extend to Gibraltar.
Dates
Royal assent	21 July 2009
History of passage through Parliament
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended

The Political Parties and Elections Act 2009 (c 12) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It implemented the proposals contained in the Government White Paper on "Party Finance and Expenditure in the United Kingdom" published on 16 June 2008.

References

• Halsbury's Statutes,

1. The citation of this Act by this short title is authorised by section 44 of this Act.
2. The Political Parties and Elections Act 2009, section 42(1)
3. The Political Parties and Elections Act 2009, section 42(2)
4. Explanatory notes, paragraph 3

External links

• The Political Parties and Elections Act 2009, as amended from the National Archives.
• The Political Parties and Elections Act 2009, as originally enacted from the National Archives.
• Explanatory notes to the Political Parties and Elections Act 2009.

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