Section 71 — Directive affecting major donors

(1)A competent authority may give a directive to a Part 4 politically significant entity declaring that section 70 applies to donors making political donations to that Part 4 politically significant entity.

(2)In addition to sections 89 and 116, once a directive is made under this section and before the date it comes into effect, the competent authority must publish a notice of the making of the declaration in the Gazette and in such other manner as will secure adequate publicity for the fact of making of the declaration, stating —

(a)that a directive has been made under this section; and

(b)the name of the Part 4 politically significant entity to which the directive relates, and when the directive takes effect.