Section 25Part 3 — Registration of Political Parties
Grounds for refusal and revocation
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No political party shall be registered between nomination day and the day on which all writs for a general election have been returned.
The Supervisor may refuse to register a political party the name of which is obscene or consists of more than five words or resembles that of another political party.
The Supervisor may, subject to subsection (4), revoke the registration of a political party.
The Supervisor shall, in making a decision to refuse to register an applicant or to revoke the registration of a political party, consider all of the factors relevant to determining the political party's purposes, including, as applicable, the following —
the political party's constitution, articles of incorporation, or any other information that may indicate those purposes;
the political party's political programme, annual report to members, fundraising plan, advertising material and policy statements; and
whether the political party is a non-profit entity.