A notification to participate in an election shall be registered if the following conditions are satisfied:

1. Notification shall be submitted within the time period prescribed in Section 17.

2. The party denomination shall consist of or contain words. It may contain a party symbol.

3. The party denomination must not be likely to be confused with a denomination that has been already

a. registered; or
b. notified for registration, if the denominations would apply for the same election.

4. The party denomination must not be likely to be confused with a denomination that previously applied for the same kind of election but that has been de-registered at most five years ago owing to a change of name.

5. The party denomination must not be likely to be confused with a denomination for an other party that has already registered for an election, or shall be considered to have registered under Section 15, second or third paragraph, if the denominations would apply for the same election.