Registration of Political Parties Bill

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Registration of Political Parties Bill

This is the text of the Registration of Political Parties Bill, as presented to the House of Commons on 13 May 1998.

EXPLANATORY AND FINANCIAL MEMORANDUM

Registration of Political Parties Bill

ARRANGEMENT OF CLAUSES

The register of political parties

Clause

1. The register.

Registration

2. Applications for registration.

3. Grant of applications.

4. Entries in the register.

5. Emblems.

Changing, confirming and removing registrations

6. Changes to the register.

7. Confirmation of registration.

8. Removal of entries from the register.

9. Applications under section 6 or 8.

Speaker's Committee

10. Speaker's committee.

Access to the register

11. General access.

12. Request by Secretary of State.

Effects of registration

13. Parliamentary elections: nomination and ballot papers.

14. Party political broadcasts.

15. Security at party conferences.

Transitional provisions

16. First transitional stage.

17. Second transitional stage.

18. Transitional ground for refusal to register.

Miscellaneous and general

19. False statements: offence.

20. Orders and regulations.

21. Money.

22. Interpretation.

23. Consequential amendments.

24. Short title.

25. Commencement.

26. Extent.

SCHEDULES:

    Schedule 1 - Applications for Registration.

    Schedule 2 - Amendments of the Parliamentary Elections Rules.

    Schedule 3 - Consequential Amendments and Modifications.

© Parliamentary copyright 1998
Prepared 14 May 1998