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(1) Anyone is permitted to donate to political parties within the limitations that follow from the provision herein.
(2) No political party may receive a donation if the identity of the donor is unknown to the party (anonymous donations). Such donations fall to the public purse.
(3) Political parties may not receive donations from
a)legal entities under the control of the state or other public agency,
b)foreign donors, which means private individuals who are not Norwegian citizens or who do not satisfy the conditions for eligibility to vote at municipal and county council elections, cf. the Election Act Section 2-2 , or corporate bodies that are registered abroad.
(4) In this provision, donation means any form of support that the party would be obliged to report pursuant to Section 19.