Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (c. 41)

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 23 U.K. Transitional provisions

Part I U.K. Transfer of registration of existing registered parties

Interpretation of Part I U.K.

1 U.K. 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.