Section 24 narrows the registration criteria for political parties so as to exclude third parties (new subsection (7A) inserted into section 28 PPERA) which means that recognised third-party campaigners are not able to register as a political party if their notification as a third-party campaigner remains in force. Registered parties are removed from the list of categories of third-party campaigners eligible to register with the Commission in PPERA 2000, section 88(2). Section 24 also makes a series of consequential amendments as a result.
Part 4: Regulation of Expenditure Registration of parties etc Section 24: Prohibition on entities being registered political parties and recognised third parties at same time