55. Which institution(s) receives financial reports from political parties and/or candidates?

(1) There shall be a Registrar of Political Parties who shall be a suitably qualified person appointed by the Commission.

Source: Article 16, Organic Law on the Integrity of Political Parties and Candidates 2003, No 0 of 2003

(1) Within three months after the date fixed for the return of writs following a general election and every twelve months thereafter, the public officer of a political party shall lodge with the Registrar a financial return specifying –

• details of all contributions which that political party has received; and
• details of all other receipts and income of that political party; and
• details of all expenditure which that political party has incurred, during the period –
• in the case of a financial return lodged following the return of writs in a general election – of 12 months preceding the date of return of the writs; and
• in the case of any other financial return – since the date of the end of the period covered by the previous financial return.

Source: Article 88, Organic Law on the Integrity of Political Parties and Candidates 2003, No 0 of 2003

(1) Within three months after –

• in the case of a candidate declared to be a successful candidate at return of the writs for an election – the date of the return of the writs; and
• in the case of a candidate declared to be a successful candidate by a Court of Disputed Returns – the date of the declaration by the Court,

a successful candidate shall lodge with the Registrar a financial return specifying –

• details of the contributions received by him; and

details of the expenditure incurred by him,
for or in connection with his candidature at the election

Source: Article 89, Organic Law on the Integrity of Political Parties and Candidates 2003, No 0 of 2003

Financial reports are sent to the Registrar of Political Parties, at the office of the  Integrity of Political Parties and Candidates Commission