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(1) The purpose of the Act is:
- to facilitate elections pursuant to Act no. 57 of 28 June 2002 on general, county council and municipal elections (The Election Act ) through an arrangement for public registration of political parties,
- to establish a framework for the parties' financial structure that will help secure them a financial basis through public grants and otherwise to help increase the parties' independence and ability to finance themselves, and
- to ensure the authorities' right of inspection and to counteract corruption and undesired connections by ensuring transparency concerning the financing of political parties' activities.
(2) The King may issue regulations concerning the application of the Act on Svalbard (Spitsbergen) and may establish separate rules concerning conditions there.
(3) Chapters 3 and 4 apply to parties that are registered in accordance with Chapter 2.