(1)  Entitlement to a quarterly payment under this Part is to be determined as at the end of the quarter for which the payment is to be made.

(2)  Payments under this Part are to be made to the party agent in relation to the registered party or the Assembly Member concerned.

(3)  A payment under this Part to which a registered party or Assembly Member is entitled is required to be made within the period of 30 days after the Commission receives –

(a) a claim for the payment that complies with this Division; and

(b) all other documentation that is required to be provided under this Division in connection with the claim; and

(c) information or evidence required by the Commission under this Division in connection with the claim.

(4)  Any amount required to be repaid to the Commission under this Part or to which the recipient is not entitled may be recovered by the Commission as a debt in any court of competent jurisdiction.

(5)  The Commission may deduct from any payment due under this Part in respect of a registered party or Assembly Member any amount that the Commission is authorised by this Part to recover as a debt from the party or Assembly Member or party agent, or official agent, in relation to the party or Assembly Member.