40 Interpretation of Part II.U.K.
(1)In this Part—
“the appointed day” means the day appointed under section 163(2) for the coming into force of section 23;
“financial year”, in relation to a registered party, shall be construed in accordance with section 41(6);
“parish or community election” means an election of councillors for a parish in England or a community in Wales;
“party” includes any organisation or person;
“the register” shall be construed in accordance with section 28(10);
“registered” (unless the context otherwise requires) means registered under this Part (whether in the Great Britain or the Northern Ireland register), and other references to registration shall be construed accordingly;
“the registrar of companies” means the registrar or other officer who performs the duty of registering companies under the M1Companies Act 1985;
“relevant election” shall be construed in accordance with section 22(5).
(2)For the purposes of this Part a registered party contests an election—
(a)by one or more candidates standing for election in the party’s name at the election, or
(b)by the party itself standing nominated at the election.
[F1(3)The combined region is to be regarded as part of England for the purposes of—
(a)the references to England in sections 22(2)(a), 23(2)(a) and (3), 28(3A) and 30(1)(ba);
(b)the references to Great Britain (other than in the expression “Great Britain register”) in sections 23(5)(c) and 28(2)(a) and (b); and
(c)any reference in this Part to a part or parts of Great Britain or to a part or parts of the United Kingdom (other than a reference by name to a particular part).]
Textual Amendments
F1S. 40(3) inserted (5.2.2004) by The European Parliamentary Elections (Combined Region and Campaign Expenditure) (United Kingdom and Gibraltar) Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/366), arts. 1(2), 4(2), Sch. para. 8
Commencement Information
I1S. 40 wholly in force at 16.2.2001; s. 40 not in force at Royal Assent and in force for specified purposes at 14.12.2000, see s. 163(2)(4); s. 40 in force at 16.2.2001 by S.I. 2001/222, art. 2, Sch. 1 Pt. I (subject to transitional provisions in Sch. 1 Pt. II)
Marginal Citations