(1) An eligible political party may apply to the Commission to be registered if the political party had not made an application for registration within the previous 6 months that was refused by the Commission. (1A) An application for the registration of a political S. 45(1A) inserted by party cannot be made during the period No. 30/2018 commencing 115 days before the day of the 2018 s. 8(1). general election resulting from the expiration of the Assembly, or during the period commencing 120 days before the day of any other general election resulting from the expiration of the Assembly. (2) An application for the registration of an eligible political party must— (a) be in writing, signed by the secretary of the political party; and (b) set out the name of the political party; and (c) set out the name and address of the person who is to be the registered officer of the political party for the purposes of this Act; and (d) be accompanied by a copy of the constitution (however described) of the political party; and (e) be accompanied by a statutory declaration made by the secretary stating that at least 500 members of the political party are— (i) electors; and (ii) members in accordance with the rules of the political party; and (iii) not members of another registered political party or of a political party applying for registration; and
(1) An eligible political party may apply to the Commission to be registered if the political party had not made an application for registration within the previous 6 months that was refused by the Commission. S. 45(1A) inserted by No. 30/2018 s. 8(1). (1A) An application for the registration of a political party cannot be made during the period commencing 115 days before the day of the 2018 general election resulting from the expiration of the Assembly, or during the period commencing 120 days before the day of any other general election resulting from the expiration of the Assembly. (2) An application for the registration of an eligible political party must— (a) be in writing, signed by the secretary of the political party; and (b) set out the name of the political party; and (c) set out the name and address of the person who is to be the registered officer of the political party for the purposes of this Act; and (d) be accompanied by a copy of the constitution (however described) of the political party; and (e) be accompanied by a statutory declaration made by the secretary stating that at least 500 members of the political party are— (i) electors; and (ii) members in accordance with the rules of the political party; and (iii) not members of another registered political party or of a political party applying for registration; and
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