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the person or organisation is less than $1,500.

"(4) Subject to the regulations, subsection (1) does not require particulars of a person or organisation referred to in paragraph (1) (c) to be included in a return if the total of all outstanding amounts referred to in that paragraph owed to the person or organisation is less than $1,500.

"(5) Returns provided in accordance with this section are not to include lists of party membership.

"(6) The first return under this section need only contain particulars in relation to the period starting on the commencement of this section and ending on the next 30 June.

"(7) Despite section 48 of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901, regulations made for the purposes of subsection (2) of this section take effect:

    (a) on the first day on which they are no longer liable to be disallowed, or to be taken to have been disallowed, under section 48 of that Act; or

    (b) on such later date as is specified in the regulations.

"(8) The particulars required to be furnished under subsection (1) of the persons and organisations referred to in paragraph (1) (a) are as follows:

    (a) if the organisation is an unincorporated association:

         (i) the name of the association; and

         (ii) the names and addresses of the members of the executive committee (however described) of the association;

    (b) if an amount referred to in paragraph (1) (a) was purportedly paid out of a trust fund or out of the funds of a foundation:

         (i) the names and addresses of the trustees of the fund or of the funds of the foundation; and

         (ii) the title or other description of the trust fund, or the name of the foundation, as the case requires;

    (c) in any other case—the name and address of the person or organisation.".

Offences

23. Section 315 of the Principal Act is amended:

    (a) by omitting from subsections (1), (3) and (7) "or 5" and substituting ", 5 or 5a";

    (b) by omitting from paragraphs (2) (a) and (8) (a) "or 5" and substituting ", 5 or 5a".

    (c) by adding at the end the following subsection:

    "(11) A prosecution in respect of an offence against a provision of this section (being an offence committed on or after the commencement of this subsection) may be started at any time within 3 years after the offence was committed.".

Investigation etc.

24. Section 316 of the Principal Act is amended:

    (a) by omitting subsection (1) and substituting the following subsection:

    "(1) In this section:

    'authorised officer' means a person authorised by the Electoral Commission under subsection (2);

    'prescribed person' means a person whose name is included in a list in a report mentioned