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Rh (4) In this section, "relevant period", in relation to a candidate and his election agent or (as the case may be) principal election agent, means—
 * (a) in the event a writ is issued within 12 months of the commencement of Part III, the period beginning on the date of such commencement and ending on the latest date the candidate’s declaration under section 19 is required by that section to be sent to the Registrar; or
 * (b) in any other case, the period beginning on a date 12 months preceding the date the declaration is made by the candidate under section 18 before nomination day at an election or (as the case may be) a presidential election, and ending on the latest date the candidate’s declaration under section 19 is required by that section to be sent to the Registrar after the election or (as the case may be) presidential election.

Return of donations

15.—(1) Where a donation is received by a candidate or his election agent and it is not immediately decided that the candidate or election agent should (for whatever reason) refuse the donation, all reasonable steps must be taken without delay by the candidate or election agent to verify or, so far as the following is not apparent, ascertain—
 * (a) the identity of the donor;
 * (b) whether he or it is a permissible donor; and
 * (c) if he or it is a permissible donor, all such details in respect of the donor as are required by the Schedule to be given in respect of a donor of a recordable donation.

(2) Notwithstanding section 6, if a candidate or his election agent receives a donation which he is prohibited from accepting by virtue of section 14, or which the candidate or his election agent has decided he should for any reason refuse, then—
 * (a) in the case of any anonymous donation, the requirements of section 16 (1) must be complied with in respect of the whole donation; or
 * (b) in any other case, the donation must be sent back, or a payment of an equivalent amount must be sent, to the person who made the donation or any other person appearing to be acting on his behalf,