New Zealand Legislation: Acts

70A Cancellation of registration of party logo

• (1) The Electoral Commission shall cancel the registration of the logo of a political party at the request of one of the persons specified in section 63A(1) if satisfied that the request for cancellation is made by the applicant on behalf of the party.

  (1A) The provisions of section 64, with any necessary modifications, apply to every request under subsection (1).

  (2) The Electoral Commission shall cancel the registration of the logo of a political party on being satisfied that the use of the logo by that political party constitutes an infringement of an intellectual property right or a breach of an enactment.

  (3) Where the Electoral Commission cancels the registration of the logo of any political party, it shall, as soon as reasonably practicable, and in any event not later than 10 working days after the date of the cancellation,—

  • (a) give written notice of the cancellation to—

    • (i) the applicant; and

    • (ii) the secretary of the political party; and

    • (iii) the Chief Electoral Officer; and

  • (b) cause notice of the cancellation to be published in the Gazette.

  (4) The Electoral Commission shall give, in the written notice of cancellation, the reasons for the cancellation.

  Section 70A: inserted, on 6 December 1995, by section 25 of the Electoral Amendment Act (No 2) 1995 (1995 No 61).

  Section 70A(1A): inserted, on 28 February 2002, by section 18 of the Electoral Amendment Act 2002 (2002 No 1).