[pp.int.general] Party of the Week: Pirate Party UK

[Eric Priezkalns]

This information is wrong.  Please would you correct it immediately on  
any websites where it is repeated.

The restriction of donations to registered UK voters only applies to  
donations over GBP£200.

A full explanation of the donation rules would take rather a while to  
explain.  Let us just say they are rather more complicated, but are  
simultaneously rather less precise, than they really should be (which  
reflects how the legislative process works in the UK).  This error may  
reflect a misconception about how PPUK needs to interpret and apply  
those rules.  The relevant rule is designed to avoid attempts to work  
around it by making it clear that it also applies to the cumulative  
value of multiple donations.  So, for example, somebody could not  
evade the rule by making three separate donations of GBP£100 each.   
However, what is not well defined in UK legislation is the reference  
period over which to measure the cumulative value of donations.  For  
these reasons, the Party Treasurer will need to review donations on a  
case-by-case basis to assure himself if they are permitted.  If not,  
the donation will need to be returned.  One unfortunate consequence of  
this is that if somebody is not registered to vote in the UK, makes  
multiple donations and their last donation causes the cumulative total  
of £GBP200 to be exceeded, then the total value of all the donations  
would need to be returned.

Of course, the frequency with which should issues arise in practice is  
very low.

E


> From: PPI Info <info at pp-international.net>
> Date: 4 May 2010 23:59:30 BST
> To: Pirate Parties International -- General Talk <pp.international.general at lists.pirateweb.net 
> >
> Subject: [pp.int.general] Party of the Week: Pirate Party UK
> Reply-To: Pirate Parties International -- General Talk <pp.international.general at lists.pirateweb.net 
> >
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> <snip>
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> Where can I donate?
>
> Only those registered to vote in the UK are allowed to donate to  
> political parties, as such, no foreign individuals or organisations  
> can donate to PPUK. For those eligible, there is a donation button  
> on the front-page, and you may also donate while purchasing items  
> from the Pirate shop
>

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