A Political Activities Ordinance was introduced in the Turks and Caicos in 2012.
The purpose of the ordinance is to define the legitimate sources of donations to political parties, the use of funds during election campaigns, political activities and detailed arrangements of accounts for campaign and political expenditure.
The Turks and Caicos Government explains that the purpose of the ordnance is to “establish and maintain transparency and integrity of party election finance on behalf of the public of the Turks and Caicos Islands”.
Responsibility for ensuring political parties and candidates comply with their respective legal obligations under the Ordinance rests with the territory’s Integrity Commission.
This Commission therefore established a Political Financial Activities Unit (PFAU) to undertake this function and this Unit has been operational since Monday 27 August 2012.
The main focus for the PFAU is to receive, analyse and publish information about party donations and campaign spending at elections and monitor compliance with the law.
The Integrity Commission therefore prepares and publishes Registers and Reports concerning political donations and expenditure.
The ordnance has key sections relating to the registration of political parties, accounting arrangements for registered parties, control of donations to registered parties and their members, restrictions on donations to registered parties, reporting of donations to registered parties and control of campaign expenditure.
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