Political Parties and Elections Bill

Clause 31: Schemes for provision of data to registration officers Amendments 116 to 119 116: Clause 31, page 33, line 42, leave out subsection (2) and insert— "(2) The purpose is assisting the registration officer to meet the registration objectives and, in particular, assisting the officer— (a) to ascertain to what extent those objectives are being met, and (b) to determine what steps should be taken for meeting them." 117: Clause 31, page 34, leave out lines 26 to 28 and insert— "( ) A person who discloses information in breach of subsection (7) is guilty of an offence and liable— (a) on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, or to a fine, or to both; (b) on summary conviction in England and Wales and Scotland, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months, or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, or to both; (c) on summary conviction in Northern Ireland, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months, or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, or to both." 118: Clause 31, page 34, leave out lines 35 to 37 119: Clause 31, page 34, leave out lines 39 to 44 Amendments 116 to 119 agreed.