Schedule 1 to the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (the Electoral Commission) is amended as follows.
Paragraph 15 (five-year plan) is amended as set out in subsections (3) and (4).
In sub-paragraph (1), after "paragraph 14" insert ." in respect of the first financial year to begin after the day on which Parliament meets for the first time following a parliamentary general election, "
After that sub-paragraph insert—
In paragraph 16 (annual examination of Commission by Comptroller and Auditor General), in sub-paragraph (1)—
after "paragraphs 14 and 15" insert ;" in respect of any year when both an estimate under paragraph 14 and a five-year plan under paragraph 15 are submitted to them, "
for "in each year" substitute ." before the Committee consider the estimate and plan "
In the cross-heading preceding paragraph 16, for "Annual examination" substitute ." Examination "