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E-3 - Elections Act

Section 133
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Registration in the Registry of Political Parties
133(1)Subject to sections 131 and 132 and subsection (2), the Chief Electoral Officer shall register in the Registry of Political Parties any political party that files with him an application for registration signed by the leader of the party setting out:
(a) the full name of the party;
(b) the party name or the abbreviation, if any, of the party name to be shown in any election documents or official materials;
(c) the name and address of the party leader;
(d) the address to which communications intended for the party may be addressed and where its books, records and accounts, including those pertaining to contributions to and expenditures by the party, are maintained; and
(e) the names and addresses of the officers of the party.
133(2)A political party mentioned in paragraph 131(d) shall, in addition:
(a) furnish, to the satisfaction of the Chief Electoral Officer proof of the existence of its district associations;
(b) establish, by a statement supported by the affidavit of its leader, the amount of money and other property at its disposal; and
(c) establish, by a statement supported by an affidavit of its leader, that it has complied with section 47 of the Political Process Financing Act.
133(3)Repealed: 2007, c.55, s.1
1974, c.12 (Supp.), s.30; 1978, c.17, s.3; 2007, c.55, s.1
Registration of political parties
133(1)Subject to sections 131 and 132 and subsection (2), the Chief Electoral Officer shall register in the Registry of Political Parties any political party that files with him an application for registration signed by the leader of the party setting out:
(a) the full name of the party;
(b) the party name or the abbreviation, if any, of the party name to be shown in any election documents or official materials;
(c) the name and address of the party leader;
(d) the address to which communications intended for the party may be addressed and where its books, records and accounts, including those pertaining to contributions to and expenditures by the party, are maintained; and
(e) the names and addresses of the officers of the party.
133(2)A political party mentioned in paragraph 131(d) shall, in addition:
(a) furnish, to the satisfaction of the Chief Electoral Officer proof of the existence of its district associations;
(b) establish, by a statement supported by the affidavit of its leader, the amount of money and other property at its disposal; and
(c) establish, by a statement supported by an affidavit of its leader, that it has complied with section 47 of the Political Process Financing Act.
133(3)Repealed: 2007, c.55, s.1
1974, c.12(Supp.), s.30; 1978, c.17, s.3; 2007, c.55, s.1
Registration of political parties
133(1)Subject to sections 131 and 132 and subsection (2), the Chief Electoral Officer shall register in the Registry of Political Parties any political party that files with him an application for registration signed by the leader of the party setting out:
(a) the full name of the party;
(b) the party name or the abbreviation, if any, of the party name to be shown in any election documents or official materials;
(c) the name and address of the party leader;
(d) the address to which communications intended for the party may be addressed and where its books, records and accounts, including those pertaining to contributions to and expenditures by the party, are maintained; and
(e) the names and addresses of the officers of the party.
133(2)A political party mentioned in paragraph 131(d) shall, in addition:
(a) furnish, to the satisfaction of the Chief Electoral Officer proof of the existence of its district associations;
(b) establish, by a statement supported by the affidavit of its leader, the amount of money and other property at its disposal; and
(c) establish, by a statement supported by the affidavit of its leader, that it has remitted to the Supervisor an amount equal to the value of all contributions collected or received by the party after the date of the coming into force of the Political Process Financing Act contrary to the provisions of that Act.
133(3)All amounts remitted to the Supervisor under paragraph (2)(c) shall be paid to the Minister of Finance and paid into the Consolidated Fund.
1974, c.12(Supp.), s.30; 1978, c.17, s.3