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Political Parties and Elections Bill

Amendment 121 would insert an escape clause, stating:""A person does not commit an offence if, in the reasonable opinion of the Commission, the person had no intention of making, or by innocent mistake made, a false declaration under this section."" Surely we are placing too much responsibility on the commissioners to judge the political climate of the time. Why would anyone want to stick an escape clause in legislation such as this? Do they anticipate that their supporters and donors will make small, inadvertent errors?

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Reference

488 c601 

Session

2008-09

Chamber / Committee

House of Commons chamber
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