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This is a draft item of legislation. This draft has since been made as a UK Statutory Instrument: The Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (Northern Ireland Political Parties) Order 2008 No. 1737
11. The following bodies are prescribed for the purposes of section 71Z4(2)(b) of the 2000 Act—
(a)a firm of solicitors in Ireland which has provided a statement in accordance with paragraph 2A(11) of Schedule 6A to the 2000 Act(1);
(b)the Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland;
(c)the office of the Certification Officer;
(d)the Corporate Officer of the House of Commons;
(e)the Corporate Officer of the House of Lords;
(f)the office of the Northern Ireland Certification Officer;
(g)Companies House (meaning that part of the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform known as the Companies House Executive Agency);
(h)the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment(2);
(i)the Department of Foreign Affairs of Ireland;
(j)the Electoral Office for Northern Ireland;
(k)the Financial Services Authority;
(l)the Northern Ireland Assembly Commission;
(m)the office of any electoral registration officer;
(n)the Registrar of Companies of Ireland;
(o)the Registrar of Friendly Societies of Ireland; and
(p)the Registrar of Political Parties of Ireland.
Paragraph 2A of Schedule 6A is inserted by article 5 of, and Schedule 1 to, this Order.
The Department was so named by the Departments (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (1999/283 (N.I.1)).
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