Electoral Commission Act, 1996 (Act No. 51 of 1996)RegulationsRegulations for the Registration of Political Parties, 20042. Applications for registration |
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| (a) | Every application referred to in section 15(1) and 15A(1) of the Act must be submitted to the Chief Electoral Officer in a form substantially similar to Annexure 1. |
| (b) | The notice of application referred to in section 16(1)(a) of the Act must be in a form substantially similar to Annexure 2. |
| (c) | Anyone wishing to raise an objection against the intended registration must do so by written notice in which is set out the grounds for the objection and which must be delivered at the office of the Chief Electoral Officer in Pretoria within fourteen days after the notice has been published as required by section 16(1)(a) of the Act. |
| (d) | The Chief Electoral Officer must reject an application— |
| (i) | for any of the reasons contemplated in section 16(1) of the Act; or |
| (ii) | if the application does not comply with the provisions of the Act or Regulations. |