Registration of Political Parties Act 1998 (Version in vigour from 2001-02-16 to )
| Currency | No known outstanding effects |
| Coming into Force | 16 February 2001 |
(1) There shall be a register to be known as the register of political parties.(2) The register shall be maintained by the registrar or other officer who performs the duty of registration of companies in England and Wales under the an application which complies with the requirements of Schedule 1, anda declaration that the party intends to have one or more candidates at a relevant election.parliamentary elections,elections to the European Parliament,elections to the Scottish Parliament,elections to the National Assembly for Wales,elections to the F2New Northern Ireland Assembly,local government elections, andlocal elections in Northern Ireland.would be likely to result in the party’s being confused by voters with a party which is already registered,comprises more than six words,is obscene or offensive,includes words the publication of which would be likely to amount to the commission of an offence,includes any script other than Roman script, orincludes any word or expression prohibited by order made by the Secretary of State.(2) An order under subsection (1) (f) may except the use of a word or expression from the prohibition in specified circumstances.The registrar shall include in an entry in the register the particulars, apart from home addresses, given in the party’s application in accordance with paragraphs 2 to 7 of Schedule 1. (1) A party’s application under section 2 may include a request for the registration of up to three emblems to be used by the party on ballot papers.would be likely to be confused by voters with an emblem which is already registered for another party,is obscene or offensive,is of such a character that its publication would be likely to amount to the commission of an offence, orincludes a word or expression prohibited under section 3(1) (f) .(3) A registered emblem shall be a black and white representation of the emblem shown in the application.the amendment of any particular other than a registered name,the addition, substitution or removal of an emblem, orthe addition of information prescribed under paragraph 7 of Schedule 1 since the party applied for registration.(2) Subject to subsections (3) and (4) , the registrar shall grant an application under this section.the party already has three registered emblems, orin the registrar’s opinion, any of paragraphs (a) to (d) of section 5(2) apply to the emblem.(4) The registrar shall refuse to substitute an emblem if in his opinion any of paragraphs (a) to (d) of section 5(2) apply to the new emblem.(5) If as a result of an application under this section one person will be registered both as leader and as nominating officer, the application must request the addition of the name of the holder of some other specified office in the party.(6) If an application under this section requests the substitution of the name of a leader, nominating officer or other officer, or an addition in accordance with subsection (5) , the application must give the home address of the person whose name is to be substituted or added.(7) An application under this section must be accompanied by any fee prescribed by order made by the Secretary of State.(1) A party’s registration shall lapse at the end of the period of three months beginning with any anniversary of its inclusion in the register unless the registered leader notifies the registrar that the party is to remain registered.state that the particulars in the party’s entry remain accurate and include any information prescribed under paragraph 7 of Schedule 1 since the party applied for registration, orinclude an application under section 6 as a result of which the party’s entry will become accurate and will include any information prescribed under paragraph 7 of Schedule 1 since the party applied for registration.be in writing,be received by the registrar during the period beginning one month before the relevant anniversary and ending three months after it, andbe accompanied by any fee prescribed by order made by the Secretary of State.it lapses under section 7, orthe party applies to have its entry removed.(2) Where a party’s entry is removed from the register, the registrar shall, in considering applications made by other parties before or during the transitional period, treat the entry as still being in the register.(3) The transitional period is the period of three months beginning with the day on which the entry is removed from the register.
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