SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 23 Transitional provisions

Part I Transfer of registration of existing registered parties

Interpretation of Part I

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In this Part of this Schedule—

  • the 1998 Act” means the Registration of Political Parties Act 1998;

  • the appointed day” means the appointed day for the purposes of Part II of this Act;

  • the compliance period” means the period of six weeks beginning with the initial date;

  • emblem”, in relation to a party, means an emblem to be used by the party on ballot papers;

  • the initial date” means the date falling 14 days after the day on which this Act is passed;

  • the new registers” means the Great Britain register and the Northern Ireland register.