Article 2 Amendments

(1)

The Registration of Political Parties (Prohibited Words and Expressions) Order 2001^f1 is amended as follows.

(2)

In article 2(1), (2)(b) and (2A)^f2 after “registered name” insert “or registered description”.

(3)

In article 2(2)(b) after “party” insert “(other than the applicant party)”.

(4)

In article 2(2)(c)(ii) for “Part, or” substitute “Part;”.

(5)

In article 2(2)(c)(iii) after ““party”;” insert “or”.

(6)

In article 2, after paragraph (2)(c)(iii) insert—

“(iv)
the registered description of a registered party;”.

(7)

In article 2(3)(b)(i)—

(a)

after “applicant party”, where it first appears, insert “or a description”; and

(b)

after “application under” insert “section 28B or”^f3.

(8)

In article 2(3)(b)(ii) after “applicant party” insert “or a description”.

(9)

In the heading to the Schedule after “REGISTERED NAME” insert “OR REGISTERED DESCRIPTION”.

Annotations

f1: S.I. 2001/82, amended by S.I. 2004/366 and 2005/147.
f2: Paragraph (2A) of article 2 of S.I. 2001/82 was inserted by S.I. 2004/366.
f3: Section 28B of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (c. 41) was inserted by section 49(1) of the Electoral Administration Act 2006 (c. 22).