Section 40 Interpretation of Part II.I1

In this Part—

• “the appointed day” means the day appointed under section 163(2) for the coming into force of section 23;

• “financial year”, in relation to a registered party, shall be construed in accordance with section 41(6);

• “parish or community election” means an election of councillors for a parish in England or a community in Wales;

• “party” includes any organisation or person;

• “the register” shall be construed in accordance with section 28(10);

• “registered” (unless the context otherwise requires) means registered under this Part (whether in the Great Britain or the Northern Ireland register), and other references to registration shall be construed accordingly;

• “the registrar of companies” means the registrar or other officer who performs the duty of registering companies under the M1Companies Act 1985;

• “relevant election” shall be construed in accordance with section 22(5).

For the purposes of this Part a registered party contests an election—

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