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Rh (11) Where any amount recovered under any warrant issued under subsection (9) is in excess of the amount forfeited under this section, the balance shall be returned to the political association concerned. Division 2—Reporting of donations by political associations Annual donation report

12.—(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the responsible officers of every political association shall, within 31 days after the close of each financial year of the association, prepare and send to the Registrar a donation report under this section in respect of every recordable donation referred to in subsections (2) and (3), giving all such details in respect of each donor thereof as are required by the Schedule to be given in respect of a donor of a recordable donation.

(2) Every donation from a permissible donor to a political association which is received by the political association during its financial year and accepted by the political association must be recorded in a donation report under this section for that financial year—
 * (a) if it is a single donation of not less than $10,000, or such other prescribed sum; or
 * (b) if, when it is added to any other donation from the same permissible donor, the aggregate amount of the donations is not less than $10,000, or such other prescribed sum.

(3) If during any financial year no donations have been received by the political association which, by virtue of the provisions of this section, are required to be recorded in a donation report for that financial year, the donation report shall contain a statement to that effect.

(4) Every donation report of a political association under this section shall be in the prescribed form and signed by all the responsible officers of the political association.

Submission of accompanying declarations

13. Every donation report under section 12 shall, when sent to the Registrar, be accompanied by a declaration in the prescribed form made by the responsible officers of the political association which states that, to the best of their knowledge and belief—