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| Orders and regulations. |
20. - (1) Any order or regulations under this Act shall be made by statutory instrument.
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(2) Any order or regulations under this Act, except for an order under section 25, shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.
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21. - (1) There shall be paid out of money provided by Parliament any increase attributable to this Act in the sums payable out of money so provided under any other enactment.
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(2) Any fees received by the registrar by virtue of this Act shall be paid into the Consolidated Fund.
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| Interpretation. |
22. In this Act-
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"local election", in relation to Northern Ireland, has the same meaning as in the Electoral Law Act Northern Ireland) 1962, |
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"local government election" means an election which is a local government election within the meaning of section 191, 203 or 204 of the Representation of the People Act 1983, |
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"party" includes any person or organisation, |
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"the register" means the register of political parties, and |
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"the registrar" means the person required by section 1(2) to maintain the register. |
| Consequential amendments. |
23. Schedule 3 (consequential amendments and modifications) shall have effect.
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| Short title. |
24. This Act may be cited as the Registration of Political Parties Act 1998.
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| Commencement. |
25. - (1) The following provisions shall come into force on the day on which this Act is passed-
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(a) sections 20, 21, 22, 24, 26 and this section, and |
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(b) any other provision so far as it contains power to make subordinate legislation. |
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(2) The following provisions shall come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by order appoint-
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(a) sections 13, 14 and 15, |
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(c) paragraph 3 of Schedule 3. |
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(3) The other provisions of this Act shall come into force at the end of the period of two weeks beginning with the day on which it is passed.
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| Extent. |
26. This Act extends to Northern Ireland.
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