Part II Registration of political parties

Registration

I133 Party ceasing to be registered.

1

Once a party is registered its entry may only be removed from the register in accordance with subsection (2).

2

Where—

a

a party applies to have its entry removed from the register, and

b

the application includes a declaration on behalf of the party that it does not intend to have any candidates at any relevant election,

the Commission shall remove the party’s entry from the register.

3

On the removal of the party’s entry from the register the party shall cease to be a registered party.

4

However, until the end of the financial year of the party which follows that in which its entry is removed from the register—

a

the Commission shall, when considering applications made by other parties under this Part, treat the entry as if it were still contained in the register, and

b

the requirements of Parts III to V shall continue to apply to the party as if it were still registered.

5

Part IV of Schedule 4 applies to applications under this section.