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Political Parties and Elections Bill

Amendments 100 to 104 100: Clause 10, page 10, line 7, leave out "a notice to the Commission" and insert "the Commission a notice (a "renewal notice")" 101: Clause 10, page 10, line 10, leave out from beginning to "must" and insert "A renewal notice— (a) has the effect of extending the validity of the original notice for a further 12 months beginning with the time when it would otherwise have lapsed (whether under sub-paragraph (4)(b) or on the expiry of a previous extension under this sub-paragraph); (b) must be received by the Commission during the period of one month ending at that time. ( ) A renewal notice" 102: Clause 10, page 10, leave out lines 19 to 21 103: Clause 10, page 10, leave out lines 30 and 31 and insert— "( ) A notice of alteration must be signed— (a) by the office-holder, and (b) by the compliance officer or, in the case of a notice substituting a different individual as the compliance officer, by that individual." 104: Clause 10, page 10, line 34, leave out from "given" to end of line 39 and insert "and signed by the office-holder or by the compliance officer. ( ) On receipt of a notice of termination given by the office-holder or by the compliance officer, the Commission must inform the other party as soon as is reasonably practicable (unless the notice was signed both by the office-holder and by the compliance officer)." Amendments 100 to 104 agreed. Clause 10, as amended, agreed.