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- The title of these regulations is the Registration of Political Parties Regulations.
- The application for the registration of a political party in terms of article 14 of the Financing of Political Parties Act shall be presented to the Electoral Commission in the form stipulated in the Schedule. Citation. Form of application for the registration of a Political Party. Cap. 544 [ S.L.544.01 2 REGISTRATION OF POLITICAL PARTIES SCHEDULE APPLICATION FORM FOR A POLITICAL PARTY TO BE REGISTERED UNDER CHAPTER 544 OF THE LAWS OF MALTA TO THE ELECTORAL COMMISSION I ................................................................................, Identity Card number ..................., currently holding the position of ............................................. within the .................................................................................................., through this application, I am applying on behalf of the aforementioned Party to be registered under Chapter 544 of the Laws of Malta. Enclosed with this application is the statute of the Party.* With this signed application I declare: The intention of the Party to present candidates for elections [Art. 14(a)]; That ............................................................................................................. (insert name, surname and identity card number) is the elected Leader of the Party and .................................................................................................... (insert name, surname and identity card number) is the elected Treasurer of the Party [Art. 14(b)]; That the official name of the Party is ............................................................ [Art. 14(c)]; That the registered address of the Party is ................................................... .................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................ [Art. 14(c)]; That the postal address of the Party is .......................................................... .................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................. [Art. 14(c)]; That the name of the officer representing the Party in judicial and legal matters is ..................................................................................................... (insert name, surname and identity card number); That the financial year of the Party starts from the ........................... of the month of .................................. and ends on the ................................. of the month of.....................................; and That the statute is compliant with the requisites of the Law. I am also opting to request:
- The registration of the name and Acronym of the Party to be used on nomination or ballot paper. (Art. 15): Name of the Party: ...................................................................................... Acronym: .........................................................; and
- The registration of the Party’s emblem to be used on the ballot paper (Art. 16). * The statute must be compliant with the provisions listed in the law – Articles: 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and
- REGISTRATION OF POLITICAL PARTIES [ S.L.544.01 3 To be used to attach a copy of the emblem .................................................... .............................. Signature Date