Poland - 1990 Party Law

Title Article 4
Article

4

1. A political party shall acquire legal personality the moment an application is made to register it in the register maintained by the Provincial Court in Warsaw.
2. The application should include the name and seat of the party and the manner of appointment of a body authorised to represent it for the purpose of performing acts in law. It may also include the specimen of the party's symbol(s).
3. The application should also include full names and addresses and signatures of at least 15 persons having full capacity to perform acts in law. Three out of these persons shall submit the application in person, assuming responsibility for the truthfulness of the data included therein.
4. Acknowledgement of the application shall be the proof of acquisition of legal personality.
5. A political party should submit to the register full names and addresses of persons making up the body referred to in paragraph 2.
6. The register of political parties shall be open to public inspection. Anyone shall have the right to receive certified copies and extracts from this register.

Categories - External oversight (Public access)
- External oversight (Subject of monitoring)
- External oversight (Type of authority)
- Extra-parliamentary party (Internal procedures)
- Extra-parliamentary party (Registration reqs.)