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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

2001 No. 82

REGISTRATION OF POLITICAL PARTIES

The Registration of Political Parties (Prohibited Words and Expressions) Order 2001

  Made 15th January 2001 
  Laid before Parliament 25th January 2001 
  Coming into force 16th February 2001 

The Secretary of State in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 28(4)(f) and (6) of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000[1] hereby makes the following Order: - 

     1.  - (1) This Order may be cited as the Registration of Political Parties (Prohibited Words and Expressions) Order 2001.

    (2) This Order shall come into force on 16th February 2001.

    (3) The Registration of Political Parties (Prohibited Words and Expressions) Order 1998[2] is hereby revoked.

     2.  - (1) Subject to paragraph (2), the registered name of a party shall not include any word or expression which is listed in any Part of the Schedule to this Order.

    (2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a word or expression listed in - 

    (3) In paragraph (2)(b) - 

    (4) In this article, any reference to a word or expression listed in any Part of the Schedule to this Order includes a reference to a word or expression which translates a word or expression so listed into a language other than English.


Mike O'Brien
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State

Home Office
15th January 2001



SCHEDULE
Article 2


WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS WHICH MAY NOT BE INCLUDED IN THE REGISTERED NAME OF A PARTY EXCEPT WHERE ARTICLE 2(2) APPLIES




PART I

WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS WHICH MAY ONLY BE SO INCLUDED WHERE ARTICLE 2(2)(a) APPLIES

Duke

Duchess

Her Majesty

His Majesty

King

Prince

Princess

Queen

Royal

Royalty



PART II

WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS WHICH MAY ONLY BE SO INCLUDED WHERE ARTICLE 2(2)(b) APPLIES

Britain

British

England

English

National

Scotland

Scots

Scottish

United Kingdom

Wales

Welsh



PART III

WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS WHICH MAY ONLY BE SO INCLUDED WHERE ARTICLE 2(2)(c) APPLIES

Independent

Official

Unofficial



PART IV

WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS WHICH MAY ONLY BE SO INCLUDED WHERE ARTICLE 2(2)(d) APPLIES

Ratepayers

Residents

Tenants


EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)


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.

Section 28(4)(f) refers to the inclusion of any word or expression prohibited by an order under that provision. Parts I to IV of the Schedule to this Order list words and expressions for this purpose. However, the words and expressions listed in Parts I, II, III and IV may be used in the circumstances prescribed in paragraphs (a), (b), (c) and (d) of article 2(2), respectively.

Section 28(4)(f) of the 2000 Act is in substance the same as section 3(1)(f) of the Registration of Political Parties Act 1998 (which is repealed by Schedule 22 to the 2000 Act). Apart from the omission of transitional material and the change referred to below, this Order is also the same as the Order under the 1998 Act which is revoked by article 1(3) of this Order. That change is to article 2(2)(b) of this Order. The effect of article 2(3) is that the words listed in Part II of the Schedule to this Order can be qualified by the name of another registered political party provided that that party is not registered in the same register or (where it is so registered and the register is the Great Britain register) the party which is already registered is not registered in respect of the same part of Great Britain as the one for which the application is being made.

Notes:

 [1] 2000 c. 41.back

[2] S.I. 1998/2873.back


ISBN 0 11 019081 5


 © Crown copyright 2001

Prepared 25 January 2001

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