Registration of Political Parties Act 1998
The register of political parties
1The register
Registration
2Applications for registration
3Grant of applications
4Entries in the register
5Emblems
Changing, confirming and removing registrations
6Changes to the register
7Confirmation of registration
8Removal of entries from the register
9Applications under section 6 or 8
Speaker’s Committee
10Speaker’s committee
Access to the register
11General access
12Request by Secretary of State
Effects of registration
13Parliamentary elections: nomination and ballot papers
14Party political broadcasts
15Security at party conferences
Transitional provisions
16First transitional stage
17Second transitional stage
18Transitional ground for refusal to register
Miscellaneous and general
19False statements: offence
20Orders and regulations
21Money
22Interpretation
23Consequential amendments
24Short title
25Commencement
26Extent
SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 1Applications for Registration
Introductory
1An application for inclusion in the register of political parties—...
Names
2(1) An application must specify either— (a) a name to...
Headquarters
3An application must specify— (a) the address of the party’s...
Registered officers
4(1) An application must give the name and home address...
5(1) An application must give the name and home address...
6If one person is named in an application both as...
Additional information
7An application must include any other information prescribed by order...
Signature
8An application must be signed by the proposed registered leader...
SCHEDULE 2Amendments of the Parliamentary Elections Rules
1The Parliamentary Elections Rules set out in Schedule 1 to...
2After rule 6 (nomination of candidates) insert— Nomination papers: name...
3(1) Rule 12 (decisions as to validity of nomination papers)...
4In rule 19 (the ballot papers), after paragraph (2) insert—...
5In the Appendix of Forms, for the form of the...
6In the Directions as to printing the ballot paper in...
Appendix
SCHEDULE 3Consequential Amendments and Modifications
European Parliamentary Elections Act 1978 (c. 10)
1In section 3(8)(a) of the European Parliamentary Elections Act 1978...
Companies Act 1985 (c. 6)
2Section 704(2) of the Companies Act 1985 (staff) shall have...
Broadcasting Act 1990 (c. 42)
3In sections 36(3) and 107(2) of the Broadcasting Act 1990...
Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994 (c. 40)
4Section 74(4)(a) of the Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994...
Government of Wales Act 1998 (c. 38)
5In section 4(8) of the Government of Wales Act 1998...

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Registration of Political Parties Act 1998

1998 CHAPTER 48

An Act to make provision about the registration of political parties.

Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—