Registration of Political Parties Regulations, 2016

L.N. 204 of 2016

FINANCING OF POLITICAL PARTIES ACT

(CAP. 544)

Registration of Political Parties Regulations, 2016

IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by article 44(1) of the

Financing of Political Parties Act, the Minister for Justice, Culture

and Local Government has made the following regulations

The title of these regulations is the Registration of Political

Parties Regulations, 2016.

APPLICATION FORM FOR A POLITICAL PARTY TO BE REGISTERED

UNDER CHAPTER 544 OF THE LAWS OF MALTA

TO THE ELECTORAL COMMISSION

I .................................................................................................., Identity Card

number ............................................................., currently holding the position

of ...................................................................................................... within the

....................................................................................................., through this

application, I am applying on behalf of the aforementioned Party to be

registered under Chapter 544 of the Laws of Malta.

Enclosed with this application is the statute of the Party. *

With this signed application I declare

The intention of the Party to present candidates for elections [Art. 14(a)];

That

(insert name, surname and identity card number) is the elected Leader of the

Party and ...........................................................................................................

(insert name, surname and identity card number) is the elected Treasurer of

the Party [Art. 14(b)];

That the official name of the Party is .................................................................

[Art. 14(c)];

That the registered address of the Party is .........................................................

[Art. 14(c)];

*The statute must be compliant with the provisions listed in the law – Articles: 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 13.

That the postal address of the Party is ...............................................................

[Art. 14(c)];

That the name of the officer representing the Party in judicial and legal

matters is ...........................................................................................................

(insert name, surname and identity card number);

That the financial year of the Party starts from the .....................................of

the month of ..................................... and ends on the .....................................

of the month of.....................................; and

That the statute is compliant with the requisites of the Law.

I am also opting to request

1. The registration of the name and Acronym of the Party to be used on

nomination or ballot paper. (Art. 15)

Name of the Party: ...........................................................................................

Acronym: .........................................................; and

2. The registration of the Party’s emblem to be used on the ballot paper (Art. 16).

To be used to attach a copy of

the emblem

Signature

Date

€0.27

The application for the registration of a political party in

terms of article 14 of the Financing of Political Parties Act shall be

presented to the Electoral Commission in the form stipulated in the

Schedule to these regulations.