ACT NO. 10 of 2007 - Political Parties Act

Commencement Date: 2008-07-01

AN ACT of Parliament to provide for the registration, regulation, and funding of political parties and for matters incidental thereto and connected therewith

Arrangement of Sections
Part I - PRELIMINARY
1	Short Title and Commencement.
2	Interpretation.
Part II - REGISTRAR OF POLITICAL PARTIES
3	Registrar of Political Parties.
4	Register of Political.
Part III - POLITICAL PARTIES DISPUTES TRIBUNAL
5	Establishment of Tribunal.
6	Purpose of Tribunal.
7	Determination of Disputes.
8	Rules of Procedure of Tribunal.
9	Removal of Member of Tribunal.
10	Secretary to Tribunal.
11	Expenses of Tribunal.
Part IV - FORMATION, REGISTRATION AND REGULATION OF POLITICAL PARTIES
12	Formation of Political Parties.
13	Instruments of Coalition.
14	Prohibition of Ethnic or Religious Parties Etc.
15	Certain Public Officers Not to Be Founding Members of or Hold Office In.
16	Qualification of Executive and Founding Members of Political Party.
17	Participation in Political Activities and Rights of Party.
18	Conditions of Provisional Registration.
19	Contents of Constitution or Rules of a Political Party.
20	Parties with Certain Names Not to Be Registered.
21	Provisional Registration of a Political Party.
22	Rights and Privileges of Political Party.
23
23	Conditions of Full Registration.
24	Corporate Status of Registered Political Party and Declaration of Assets Etc.
25	Notification of Changes, Alterations in Constitution Etc. of Political Party.
26	Cancellation of Registration Political Party.
27	Effect of Cancellation of Registration.
Part V - FUNDING AND ACCOUNTS OF POLITICAL PARTIES
28	Political Parties Fund.
29	Sources of Moneys in the Fund.
30	Purposes of the Fund.
31	Other Sources of Funds.
32	Declaration of Assets, Liabilities and Expenditure in Relation to Elections.
33	Publishing Sources of Funds.
34	Audit of Political Parties Accounts .
Part VI - GENERAL PROVISIONS
35	Records of Political Party.
36	Duty of Political Party to Inform Registrar.
37	Protection of Commission and Registrar.
38	Public Meetings of Political Party.
39	Cancellation of Registration of Organizations Declared to Be Prohibited Organizations.
40	Gazette Notices.
41	Penalties.
42	Winding Up Political Party.
43	Regulations.
Part VII - TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
44	Transitional Provisions Relating to Existing Political Parties.

Schedules

FIRST SCHEDULE

Subsidiary legislation

The Political Parties (registration) Regulations, 2008

The Political Parties (funding) Regulations, 2009

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