43. Are there limits on the amount that third parties can spend on election campaign activities?

Taiwan

Taiwan

Answer
Yes, third parties banned from campaign spending
Source

《政治獻金法》第五條、第二十七條


Article 5, Article 27, Political Donations Act
(https://law.moj.gov.tw/ENG/LawClass/LawAll.aspx?pcode=D0020049)

Comment

《政治獻金法》第5條:
得收受政治獻金者,以政黨、政治團體及擬參選人為限。
《政治獻金法》第27條:
違反第五條、第九條第二項或第十二條規定收受政治獻金者,按其收受金額處二倍之罰鍰。
擬參選人之配偶、子女、二親等以內之親屬或同財共居之家屬違反第五條規定收受政治獻金者,按其收受金額處三倍之罰鍰。
前二項違法收受之政治獻金,沒入之;如全部或一部不能沒入時,追徵其價額。


Article 5, Political Donations Act
The individuals or associations that may accept political donations are limited to political parties, political associations and the persons planning to participate in campaign.


Article 27, Political Donations Act
Anyone who accepts political donations infringing any of the provisions of Article 5, Paragraph 2 of Article 9 or Article 12, shall be fined a sum doubling the amount of the donations accepted.
The spouse, children, relatives within the second relative rank, or dependents sharing properties and living together of the persons planning to participate in campaign, who accepts political donations infringing the provision of Article 5, shall be fined a sum tripling the amount of the donations accepted.
The political donations illegally accepted as referred to in the 2 preceding Paragraphs shall be confiscated, and if the full or a part of the donations cannot be confiscated, a sum equal to the price shall be replevied.

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