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POLITICAL PARTIES: SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION

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POLITICAL PARTIES: SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION

POLITICAL PARTIES (FORMS AND FEES) REGULATIONS

under s. 44

G.N. 101/2020

1.    Citation

    These Regulations may be cited as the Political Parties (Forms and Fees) Regulations.

2.    Forms

    The Forms set out in the First Schedule shall be used for purposes of the Act, and the particulars contained in the Forms and not particularly prescribed by the Act are hereby prescribed as particulars required under the Act.

3.    Fees

    The fees set out in the Second Schedule shall be payable to the Registrar in respect of the matters to which they relate.

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FIRST SCHEDULE

FORMS

FORM PP1A

POLITICAL PARTIES ACT

Cap. 2:07

APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION

(Under section 12)

    Application No: ……………………………………………………………………

    We, the undersigned office bearers of (name of political party) …………………………… of (location of the principal office of the political party) …………………………….. whose registered address is (postal address of the principal office of the political party) …………………………………………………………………… hereby apply for the registration of our political party by its name under the Political Parties Act and we attach hereto:

    (a)    two duly certified copies of the constitution, rules and manifesto of the party (Annex 1);

    (b)    a list and particulars of office bearers of the party (Annex 2);

    (c)    a list and particulars of registered members of the party (Annex 3); and

    (d)    a graphic representation of the symbol of the party (Annex 4).

DECLARATION

    We, jointly and severally, solemnly declare that—

    (a)    the information we have provided for purposes of registering our political party is correct;

    (b)    we have no objection to the Registrar of Political Parties verifying the information; and

    (c)    we make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true and by virtue of the Oaths, Affirmations and Declarations Act .

1.    Name:……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

    Position in the Party: ……………………………………………………………………………………………….

    Occupation: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

    Residential address: ……………………………………………………………………………………………….

    Postal address: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….

    Email address: ………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

    Phone No: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

    Signature: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

2.    Name: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

    Position in the Party: ………………………………………………………………………………………………

    Occupation: …………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

    Residential address: ……………………………………………………………………………………………..

    Postal address: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………..

    Email address: ………………………………………………………………………………………………………

    Phone No.: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

    Signature: ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

3.    Name: …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

    Position in the Party: ……………………………………………………………………………………………..

    Occupation: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………

    Residential address: ……………………………………………………………………………………………..

    Postal address: …………………………………………………………………………………………………….

    Email address: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………..

    Phone No.: …………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

    Signature: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

4.    Name:…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

    Position in the Party: …………………………………………………………………………………………….

    Occupation: ………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

    Residential address: …………………………………………………………………………………………..

    Postal address: …………………………………………………………………………………………………..

    Email address: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………

    Phone No.: ………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

    Signature: …………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

5.    Name: ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

    Position in the Party: …………………………………………………………………………………………..

    Occupation:…………………………………………………………………………………………………………

    Residential address: …………………………………………………………………………………………

    Postal address: …………………………………………………………………………………………………

    Email address: ………………………………………………………………………………………………….

    Phone No: …………………………………………………………………………………………………………

    Signature:………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

    Declared at ……………………………. (place) this ……………… day of ……………., 20…….

    BEFORE ME: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………

COMMISSIONER FOR OATHS

ANNEX 1

TWO DULY CERTIFIED COPIES OF THE CONSTITUTION, RULES AND MANIFESTO OF THE PARTY

    *Attach two duly certified copies of the constitution, rules and manifesto of the party.

ANNEX 2

LIST AND PARTICULARS OF OFFICE BEARERS OF ……………………………………………………….

POLITICAL PARTY

Surname

Other name(s)

Contact details

Occupation

National ID Number

Office currently held in the party

Signature

Residential address:
Postal address:
Email address:
Phone No.:

Residential address:
Postal address:
Email address:
Phone No.:

Residential address:
Postal address:
Email address:
Phone No.:

Residential address:
Postal address:
Email address:
Phone No.:

Residential address:
Postal address:
Email address:
Phone No.:

Residential address:
Postal address:
Email address:
Phone No.:

* Make enough copies of this page.

ANNEX 3

LIST AND PARTICULARS OF REGISTERED MEMBERS OF ………………………………………………..

POLITICAL PARTY

(At least one hundred (100) members from each district)

Surname

Other name(s)

Contact details

Occupation

National ID Number

Signature

Residential address:
Postal address:
Email address:
Phone No.:

Residential address:
Postal address:
Email address:
Phone No.:

Residential address:
Postal address:
Email address:
Phone No.:

Residential address:
Postal address:
Email address:
Phone No.:

Residential address:
Postal address:
Email address:
Phone No. :

Residential address:
Postal address:
Email address:
Phone No.:

* Make enough copies of this page.

ANNEX 4

GRAPHIC REPRESENTATION OF THE SYMBOL OF THE PARTY

    *Provide a graphic representation of the symbol of the Party.

FORM PPA 1B

POLITICAL PARTIES ACT

Cap. 2:07

CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION

(Under section 13)

    Registration No…………………………………………………………………………………………………

    I hereby certify that …………………………………. (Name of political party) has this ……… day of ……………….., 20 …………….. been registered as a political party under the Political Parties Act.

    Given under my hand at Blantyre, this …….. day of ……. Two Thousand and

……………………………………………..
Registrar of Political Parties

FORM PPA 2A

POLITICAL PARTIES ACT

Cap. 2:07

NOTICE OF CHANGE OF PARTICULARS

(Under section 18)

To: The Registrar of Political Parties,

I, ……………………………………., Secretary General of………………………………………….

Party, hereby notify your office of change of particulars of the political party as follows:

Current detail

New detail

Find attached the following documents to support the change—

1.    ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

2.    ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

3.    ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

Dated this ………………………………… day of ………………….., 20 ………..

Signature:……………………………………………………………………………….

Secretary General

DECLARATION OF SUBMISSION OF CHANGE OF PARTICULARS

I, ………………………….., Secretary General of …………………………………. Party, of…………………………………………. , hereby declare that the information…

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