Article 4

Rule 4A (nomination papers: name of registered political party) is amended as follows.

In paragraph (1), after “unless” insert “the party is a qualifying party in relation to the electoral area and”.

For paragraph (3) substitute:

“(3)

For the purposes of the application of this rule in relation to an election—

(a)

“registered political party” means a party which was registered under Part II of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000^f1 at the time by which the notice of election is required to be published by virtue of rule 1 above (“the relevant time”);

(b)

a registered political party is a qualifying party in relation to an electoral area if the electoral area is in England or Wales and the party was at the relevant time registered in respect of that part of Great Britain in the Great Britain register maintained under that Part of that Act.”.