This is the text of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Bill, as passed by the House of Commons and introduced in the House of Lords on 16th March 2000.
EXPLANATORY NOTES
Explanatory Notes to the Bill, prepared by the Home Office, are published separately as
HL Bill 48- EN.
EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN
RIGHTS
The Lord Bassam of Brighton has made the following statement under section 19(1)(a) of the Human Rights Act 1998:
In my view the provisions of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Bill are compatible with the Convention rights.