Transitional provisions

(1) The provisions of paragraph (d) of subsection (2) of section 5-2 do not apply to parties that were registered in accordance with the Representation of the People Act 1985 (Act of 1 March 1985 No. 3), provided such parties apply for registration in the Register of Political Parties no later than 2 January 2005. Any party that has not applied for registration within this time limit will lose the sole right to the name of the party after the parliamentary election in 2005.

(2) In order to be able to put up list proposals under the name in which the party was registered in accordance with section 17 of the Representation of the People Act 1985 (Act of 1 March 1985 No. 3) the party must be registered in the Register of Political Parties.