57. What power is granted to the institution(s) responsible for examining reports and/or investigating violations?

Political Parties Act, 2018

"(5) The Secretary to the Treasury shall have power to(a) surcharge the amount of any expenditure disallowed on the party: (b) surcharge any sum which has not been duly brought into account on the party; (c) surcharge the amount of any loss or deficiency occasioned by the negligence or misconduct of any person on the party; or (d) set off the amount irregularly spent against any allocation that may be or may become payable to the party."

"24.-( 1) The Secretary to the Treasury may. on the State funding recommendation of the Registrar, suspend the allocation of funds to a political party if the party has failed to comply with any requirement under this Part. (2) Where the Secretary to the Treasury intends to suspend the provision of funds to a political party pursuant to subsection ( l ), by the State, he sball(a) by written notice inform the party of the intended suspension and the reasons for the suspension; and
(b) request the party to give reasons in writing within a period specified in the notice why the provision of funds by the State should not be suspended. "