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Electoral Commission Act, 1996 (Act No. 51 of 1996)

Chapter 4 : Registration of Parties

15A. Registration of parties for municipal elections

 

 

(1) The chief electoral officer shall, upon application by a party in the prescribed form, and if the application is accompanied by the items mentioned in subsection (2), register such party in respect of a particular municipality.

[Subsection (1) substituted by section 27 of Act No. 34 of 2003]

 

(2) The application shall be accompanied by—
(a) that party's deed of foundation which has been adopted at a meeting of, and has been signed by, the prescribed number of persons who are qualified voters;
(b) the prescribed amount, if any; and
(c) [Paragraph (c) omitted by section 27 of Act No. 34 of 2003]
(d) that party's constitution.

[Subsection (2) substituted by section 27 of Act No. 34 of 2003]

 

(3) A party registered for a particular municipality or municipalities, may under such registration only participate in elections for councils for those municipalities.

 

(4) Subsections (1), (2), (3) and (4) of section 15 do not apply to a registration under this section.

 

[Section 15A inserted by section 93 of Act No. 27 of 2000]