Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000

E711902

Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom

The Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 is a key UK law that regulates party funding and campaign spending, establishes rules for national referendums, and created the Electoral Commission as the independent elections watchdog.

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Label	Occurrences
Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 canonical	9

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Target entity: Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000
Context triple: [UK Electoral Commission, legalBasis, Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000]

A. Electoral Commission Act, 1996
The Electoral Commission Act, 1996 is a South African law that establishes and regulates the country’s Independent Electoral Commission and its mandate to manage free and fair elections.
B. Electoral Commission Act
The Electoral Commission Act was a U.S. federal law passed in 1877 that created a special bipartisan commission to resolve the disputed 1876 presidential election between Rutherford B. Hayes and Samuel J. Tilden.
C. Parliamentary Elections Act
The Parliamentary Elections Act is a key piece of Singaporean legislation that governs the conduct, procedures, and regulation of elections to the country’s Parliament.
D. Electoral (Amendment) Act 1995
The Electoral (Amendment) Act 1995 is an Irish law that redefined Dáil constituency boundaries and seat allocations in advance of subsequent general elections.
E. Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011
The Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011 is a UK law that reformed rules on parliamentary constituency boundaries and provided for a referendum on adopting the Alternative Vote system for elections to the House of Commons.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000
Target entity description: The Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 is a key UK law that regulates party funding and campaign spending, establishes rules for national referendums, and created the Electoral Commission as the independent elections watchdog.

A. Electoral Commission Act, 1996
The Electoral Commission Act, 1996 is a South African law that establishes and regulates the country’s Independent Electoral Commission and its mandate to manage free and fair elections.
B. Electoral Commission Act
The Electoral Commission Act was a U.S. federal law passed in 1877 that created a special bipartisan commission to resolve the disputed 1876 presidential election between Rutherford B. Hayes and Samuel J. Tilden.
C. Parliamentary Elections Act
The Parliamentary Elections Act is a key piece of Singaporean legislation that governs the conduct, procedures, and regulation of elections to the country’s Parliament.
D. Electoral (Amendment) Act 1995
The Electoral (Amendment) Act 1995 is an Irish law that redefined Dáil constituency boundaries and seat allocations in advance of subsequent general elections.
E. Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011
The Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011 is a UK law that reformed rules on parliamentary constituency boundaries and provided for a referendum on adopting the Alternative Vote system for elections to the House of Commons.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
aimsTo	ensure fairness in referendum campaigns ⓘ increase transparency in political funding ⓘ prevent undue influence over political parties by large donors ⓘ
amendedBy	Electoral Administration Act 2006 ⓘ Political Parties and Elections Act 2009 ⓘ Transparency of Lobbying, Non-party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act 2014 ⓘ linked to: Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act 2014
cameIntoForce	in stages from 2000 onwards ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
createdBody	Electoral Commission ⓘ linked to: UK Electoral Commission
defines	permissible donors to political parties ⓘ recognised third parties in election campaigns ⓘ referendum campaigners ⓘ regulated transactions such as loans ⓘ
empowers	Electoral Commission to impose civil sanctions ⓘ Electoral Commission to investigate breaches of campaign finance law ⓘ Electoral Commission to monitor compliance with party finance rules ⓘ
established	Electoral Commission ⓘ linked to: UK Electoral Commission
hasLongTitle	An Act to make provision with respect to the registration and finances of political parties, the conduct of referendums and the functions of the Electoral Commission and for connected purposes ⓘ
introducedRequirement	appointment of registered treasurers by political parties ⓘ controls on donations from permissible sources ⓘ designation of lead campaign organisations in referendums ⓘ limits on national campaign expenditure by political parties ⓘ referendum campaign reporting and transparency rules ⓘ referendum campaign spending limits ⓘ registration of political parties with the Electoral Commission ⓘ reporting of donations above specified thresholds ⓘ
jurisdiction	United Kingdom ⓘ
parliament	Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ linked to: British Parliament
partOf	United Kingdom electoral law framework ⓘ
providesFor	controls on referendum question wording process ⓘ public reporting of party accounts ⓘ registration of political parties in Great Britain ⓘ registration of political parties in Northern Ireland ⓘ
regulates	campaign expenditure by political parties ⓘ campaign expenditure by third parties ⓘ funding of political parties in the United Kingdom ⓘ national referendum campaigns ⓘ political donations to parties ⓘ political donations to regulated donees ⓘ political loans and credit facilities ⓘ
royalAssentDate	2000-11-30 ⓘ
shortName	PPERA 2000 ⓘ
subjectMatter	campaign regulation ⓘ election campaign spending ⓘ national referendums ⓘ political donations ⓘ political party finance ⓘ
yearEnacted	2000 ⓘ

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Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

UK Electoral Commission → legalBasis → Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 ⓘ

UK Electoral Commission → formedBy → Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 ⓘ

Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011 → relatedTo → Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 ⓘ

Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act 2014 → amends → Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 ⓘ

Northern Ireland elections policy (reserved aspects) → legalBasis → Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 ⓘ

Conservative Party treasurer → governedBy → Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 ⓘ

Electoral Commission → establishedBy → Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 ⓘ

subject linked to: Electoral Commission (oversight of elections)

Electoral Commission → legalBasis → Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 ⓘ

subject linked to: Electoral Commission (oversight of elections)

UK Parliament 1997–2001 → notableLegislation → Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 ⓘ

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