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Article 25
 

(1) If there is any change in the particulars entered in the Register with respect to the name or names of the officer or officers of a political party referred to in paragraph (d) of section 25(7) or in the address of the party’s headquarters, the party shall, as soon as may be after the change occurs, inform the Registrar of the change and, where appropriate, the Registrar shall amend the particulars entered in the Register in relation to the party accordingly.


(2) A political party registered in the Register may apply in writing to the Registrar in such form as shall be specified by the Registrar to have any of the particulars, including party emblem (other than those referred to in subsection (1)) entered in the Register in relation to the party amended and the Registrar shall consider each such application and may, subject to the provisions of section 25 and this section, amend the Register accordingly.


(3) As soon as the Registrar has considered an application for amendment of the Register under subsection (2), he shall notify the applicant of the decision on the application (stating reasons in the case of refusal and the provisions of this Act enabling an appeal against the decision) and shall cause notice thereof to be published in the Iris Oifigiúil.
Electoral (Amendment) (Political Funding) Act 2012, Section 4


(4) The Registrar shall, with respect to each party registered in the Register, inquire in writing at least once in each year from an officer referred to in section 25(7) whether the party desires to remain registered and, unless the Registrar receives an affirmative reply to such an inquiry within twenty-one days from the date of the making of such inquiry, subsection (5) shall apply in relation to the party.


(4A) (a) when replying to an inquiry under subsection (4) the officer of the party shall provide the Registrar with the name and address of each accounting unit of the political party and the name and address of the responsible person or persons of the accounting unit, including any changes that have occurred during the period from when the particulars were last provided to the Registrar,


(b) the Registrar shall enter the particulars provided under paragraph (a) in the Register.


(5) Where a political party registered in the Register fails to comply with subsection (1), or information provided by it, in purported compliance with that subsection, is not such as to enable the Registrar to comply with section 25(7) or otherwise fails to comply with the requirements of this Part, the Registrar shall, following such inquiry as he thinks fit, publish in Iris Oifigiúil notice of his intention to cancel the registration of the party. The Registrar shall notify the party concerned of his intention and such a notification shall include a reference to the provisions of this Act enabling an appeal against the decision.


(6) Any doubt, dispute or question arising in connection with the particulars required to be entered in the Register pursuant to section 25(7) shall be decided by the appeal board and shall be deemed to be an appeal under section 25B. The Registrar or the political party concerned may submit the doubt, dispute or question to the appeal board in accordance with section 25B(3).