Part II

Registration of political parties

Registration

Confirmation of registered particulars etc.
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1
The person registered as treasurer of a party must, within the specified period, give a notification under this section to the Commission.
1A
In subsection (1), “
the specified period
” means the period—
a
beginning on the first day of the period within which the statement of accounts for any financial year of the party is required to be delivered to the Commission by virtue of section 45, and
b
ending six months after the last day of that period.
2
A notification under this section must—
a
state that the particulars in the party’s entry in the register remain accurate and include any information prescribed under paragraph 6 of Schedule 4 since the relevant time, or
b
so far as necessary to secure that such particulars will both be accurate and include any information so prescribed, contain one or more of the following, namely—
i
an application under section 30,
ii
a notification under section 31, or
iii
any information so prescribed.
3
A notification under this section must also give particulars of any change occurring in the party’s constitution (within the meaning of section 26) since the relevant time.
4
In subsections (2) and (3) “the relevant time” means—
a
the time when the party applied for registration, or
b
if a notification has been previously given under this section in relation to the party, the time when the last such notification was given.
5
A notification under this section must be accompanied by any fee prescribed by order made by the Secretary of State.
6
For the purposes of this section any particulars held by the Commission in respect of the home address of any registered officer of the party shall be taken to be particulars contained in the party’s entry in the register.
S. 32 wholly in force at 16.2.2001; s. 32 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes and in force at 14.12.2000 for further specified purposes, see s. 163(3)(4); s. 32 in force at 16.2.2001 by S.I. 2001/222, art. 2, Sch. 1 Pt. I (subject to transitional provisions in Sch. 1 Pt. II)
Words in s. 32(1) substituted (11.9.2006) by Electoral Administration Act 2006 (c. 22), ss. 50(2), 77(2); S.I. 2006/1972, art. 3, Sch. 1 para. 10 (subject to art. 4, Sch. 2)
S. 32(1A) inserted (11.9.2006) by Electoral Administration Act 2006 (c. 22), ss. 50(3), 77(2); S.I. 2006/1972, art. 3, Sch. 1 para. 10 (subject to art. 4, Sch. 2)
Pt. 2 referred to (N.I.) (12.12.2014) by Education Act (Northern Ireland) 2014 (c. 12), s. 7, Sch. 1 para. 3(13) (with Sch. 2 para. 4(3))