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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

2005 No. 147

REGISTRATION OF POLITICAL PARTIES

Registration of Political Parties (Prohibited Words and Expressions) (Amendment) Order 2005

  Made 26th January 2005 
  Laid before Parliament 28th January 2005 
  Coming into force 19th February 2005 

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 28(4)(f) and (6) of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000[1], after consultation with the Electoral Commission in accordance with subsection (4)(f) of that section, hereby makes the following Order: - 

     1.  - (1) This Order may be cited as the Registration of Political Parties (Prohibited Words and Expressions) (Amendment) Order 2005.

    (2) The Order shall come into force on 19th February 2005.

Amendments
     2.  - (1) The Registration of Political Parties (Prohibited Words and Expressions) Order 2001[2] is amended as follows.

    (2) After article 2(2)(d), insert a new subparagraph (e) - 

    (3) At the end of Part IV of the Schedule to that Order, insert a new Part V - 




Christopher Leslie
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Department for Constitutional Affairs

26th January 2005


EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)


This Order amends the Registration of Political Parties (Prohibited Words and Expressions) Order 2001. The expression "None of the above" may not be included in the name of a political party.

Notes:

 [1] 2000 c.41.back

[2] S.I. 2001/82. Part II of the Schedule was modified for the purposes of European Parliamentary elections by S.I. 2004/366, article 5(2)(c).back


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Prepared 9 February 2005

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