Norway - 2006 Party Law

Title Article 1 Concerning submittal of the application. Requirements relating to signatures
Chapter Chapter 1. Registration of political parties
Article

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(1) The registrar is the Brønnøysund Register Centre.

 

(2) Applications for registration of political party names shall be made on a form prepared by the registrar.

 

(3) The registrar shall issue a form for the purpose of collecting declarations supporting the registration of party names. The name of the party shall be stated on the form containing the declarations of support. The form shall also have spaces for name, date of birth, postal address, signature and date. Signatures shall be written on paper. Prior to submittal of the form, the declarations must be consecutively numbered. The forms with declarations of support are exempt from public disclosure, cf. Freedom of Information Act and Section 13 of the Public Administration Act subsection 1 no. 1.

 

(4) When submitting applications or reports to the Register of Political Parties, a written declaration is required from a contact person or similar that the submitted information is correct, cf. requirements in Section 8 of the Act on the Central Coordinating Register for Legal Entities, subsection 1.