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  "title": "The Registration of Political Parties (Prohibited Words and Expressions) Order 2001",
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  "long_title": "Under section 28(4) of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000, the Electoral Commission must grant an application for registration under Part II of that Act unless in their opinion the party propose a name which falls within paragraphs (a) to (f) of that provision. A similar requirement applies in respect of an application under section 30(1)(a) or (b) of that Act to change the party’s registered name or (in the case of the Great Britain register) the part or parts of Great Britain in respect of which it is registered.",
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