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| Party political broadcasts. |
32. - (1) A broadcaster shall not include in its broadcasting services any party political broadcast made on behalf of a party which is not a registered party.
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(2) In this Act "broadcaster" means-
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(a) the holder of a licence under the Broadcasting Act 1990 or 1996 , |
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(b) the British Broadcasting Corporation, or |
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| Amendment of parliamentary elections rules. |
33. - (1) The rules set out in Schedule 1 to the Representation of the People Act 1983 (the parliamentary elections rules) shall be amended as follows.
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(2) In rule 6 (nomination of candidates), for paragraph (3) there shall be substituted-
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"(3) The description, if any, must consist of either-
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(a) a description (of not more than 6 words in length) which is authorised as mentioned in rule 6A(1) below; or |
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(b) the word "Independent"." |
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(3) In rule 6A(3) (nomination papers: name of registered political parties), for "the Registration of Political Parties Act 1998" there shall be substituted "Part II of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000".
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(4) In the Appendix of Forms, in the form of nomination paper, for "Merchant" there shall be substituted "Independent".
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| False statements: offence. |
34. A person commits an offence if-
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(a) he knowingly or recklessly makes a statement to the Commission which is false in any material particular, and |
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(b) the statement is made, or purports to be made, on behalf of a party for any purpose of this Part of this Act. |
| Interpretation and application of Part II. |
35. - (1) In this Part-
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"the appointed day" means the day appointed under section 147(2) for the coming into force of section 20; |
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"financial year", in relation to a registered party, shall be construed in accordance with section 36(6); |
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"party" includes any organisation or person; |
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"the register" means the register of political parties and "registered" shall be construed accordingly; |
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"relevant election" shall be construed in accordance with section 19(3). |
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(2) Where a registered party does not have any candidates at any relevant election which is not an election of councillors for a parish or community-
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(a) nothing in this Part so far as relating to the registration of a treasurer for a registered party applies to the party, and |
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(b) sections 22 and 23 and Parts III and IV also do not apply to the party. |
