Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000

31 Notification of changes in party’s officers etc. U.K.

(1) If at any time any particulars in a party’s entry in the register which relate to any relevant matter cease to be accurate, the person registered as treasurer of the party must give the Commission a notification under this section.

(2) For the purposes of this section “relevant matter” means any of the following—

(a) the name of any registered officer of the party;

(b) the home address of any such officer;

(c) the address of the party’s headquarters (or, if it has no headquarters, the address to which communications to the party may be sent);

(d) the name of the treasurer of any accounting unit of the party or of any officer of such a unit registered for the purposes of section 27(3);

(e) the name of any accounting unit of the party;

(f) the address of the headquarters of any accounting unit of the party (or, if it has no headquarters, the address to which communications to the accounting unit may be sent).

(3) A notification under this section [F1 (other than under subsection (3A))] must specify the relevant matter in respect of which the registered particulars have ceased to be accurate, and—

(a) if that matter is specified in subsection (2)(a) or (d)—

(i) specify the name of the officer replacing the person currently registered as holder of the office in question, and

(ii) (if that person is so registered as an officer of the party) include an application for the registration of the replacement officer which complies with Part III of Schedule 4; and

(b) otherwise, specify accurate particulars in respect of that matter.

[F2 (3A) If a party’s entry in the register includes a statement that it intends to contest one or more elections to the European Parliament in the combined region and the statement ceases to be accurate, the person registered as the treasurer of the party must give the Commission a notification to that effect under this section.]

(4) A notification under this section must be given to the Commission—

(a) where subsection (1) applies by reason of the death or the termination for any other reason of the appointment of any registered officer of the party, within the period of 14 days beginning with the date of his death or the termination of his appointment;

(b) where that subsection applies by reason of any other change in circumstances, within the period of 28 days beginning with the date when the change occurs.

[F3 (c) where subsection (3A) applies, within the period of 14 days beginning with the date when the statement ceases to be accurate.]

(5) Where the Commission receive a notification under this section, they shall cause any change required as a consequence of the notification to be made in the party’s entry in the register as soon as is reasonably practicable.

(6) In the case of a party with accounting units any reference to the party in subsection (2)(c) shall be read as a reference to the central organisation.

(7) For the purposes of this section any particulars held by the Commission in respect of the home address of any registered officer of the party shall be taken to be particulars contained in the party’s entry in the register.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in s. 31(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. 6(a)

F2 S. 31(3A) 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. 6(b)

F3 S. 31(4)(c) 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. 6(c)

Commencement Information

I1 S. 31 wholly in force at 16.2.2001; s. 31 not in force at Royal Assent and in force for specified purposes at 14.12.2000, see s. 163(2)(4); s. 31in 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)