{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/registration-of-political-parties-act-1998/section-22",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/registration-of-political-parties-act-1998/section-22.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1998/48",
  "legislation_title": "Registration of Political Parties Act 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/registration-of-political-parties-act-1998",
  "path": "section/22",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "22",
  "heading": "Interpretation.",
  "text": "In this Act—\n“local election”, in relation to Northern Ireland, has the same meaning as in the Electoral Law Act Northern Ireland) 1962,\n“local government election” means an election which is a local government election within the meaning of section 191, 203 or 204 of the Representation of the People Act 1983,\n“party” includes any person or organisation,\n“the register” means the register of political parties, and\n“the registrar” means the person required by section 1(2) to maintain the register.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "1962 c. 14 (N.I.)."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M2",
      "text": "1983 c. 2."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/48/section/22",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:22:10.890357+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}