Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 Explanatory Notes

Part II : Registration of Political Parties

4.Part II of the Act is concerned with the registration of political parties. It re-enacts the Registration of Political Parties Act 1998 but with significant modifications. The modifications are for the purpose of establishing a scheme of registration which brings political parties within the controls on accounting and funding set out in Parts III and IV and the controls on campaign expenditure set out in Part V of the Act .

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