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The
Political Parties Rules, 2002
Election Commission of Pakistan
NOTIFICATION
Islamabad,
the 23rd July, 2002
S.R.O.
456(I)/2002.
In exercise of the powers conferred by Article 19 of the
Political Parties Order, 2002 (Chief Executive's Order No.18 of 2002), the Election Commission, with
the approval of the President, is pleased to make the following rules:
1.
Short title and commencement:
(1) These rules may be called
the Political Parties Rules, 2002.
(2)
They shall come into force at once.
2.
Definitions:
(1) In these rules, unless there is anything repugnant
in the subject or context:
(a)
"Article" means an article of the Order;
(b)
"Form" means a form appended to these rules;
(c)
"Order" means the Political Parties Order, 2002 (Chief
Executive's Order No. 18 of 2002); and
(d)
"Party Leader" means the head of a political party duly
elected in accordance with the constitution of the political
party and the provisions of the Order by whatever name designated.
(2)
The words and expressions used but not defined herein shall have
the meanings as assigned to them in the
Order.
3.
Political parties to provide printed copy of constitution:
Every political party:
(a)
within ten days of its formation; or
(b) which is already in
existence, within ten days of the publication of these rules in
the official Gazette, shall
provide to the Election Commission a printed copy of its constitution
along with a certificate duly attested
by the Party Leader that its constitution is
in conformity with the requirements of the Order.
4.
Submission of statement of accounts:
Every political party
shall maintain its accounts in the manner set-out in Form-I indicating its income and expenditure, sources
of funds, assets and liabilities and shall, within sixty days from the close of each financial year (July—June),
submit to the Election Commission a consolidated statement of accounts of the party audited by a Chartered
Accountant, accompanied by a certificate, duly signed by the Party Leader to the effect that
no funds from any source prohibited under
the Order were received by the party and that the statement contains
an accurate financial position of
the party.
5.
Financial transactions within a party:
All financial transactions
within a party shall be entered in the
statement of accounts submitted under rule 4.
6.
Confiscation of prohibited funds:
Where the Election Commission
decides that the contributions or
donations, as the case may be, accepted by the political parties
are prohibited under clause (3) of Article 6,
it shall, subject to notice to the political party concerned and
after giving an opportunity of being heard,
direct the same to be confiscated in favour of the State to be deposited
in Government Treasury or sub-Treasury in the following head of the account:
"3000000-Deposits
and Reserves-B-Not Bearing interest, 3500000-Departmental
and Judicial Deposits, 3501000-Civil Deposits, 3501010-Deposits
in connection with Elections".
7.
Submission of certificate to the Election Commission regarding intra-party
elections:
(1) The Party Leader of each political party under his signatures shall, within
seven days of the completion of intra-party elections, submit a certificate to the Election Commission in Form-II
specifying that the intra-party elections have been held in accordance
with the constitution of the party and the provisions of the Order.
(2) The Election Commission shall, after satisfying itself that
the certificate fulfils the requirements of Articles 11 and
12 of the Order, publish the certificate including the details of
election in the official Gazette.
8. Intra-party elections
for the forthcoming general elections 2002:
Every political
party, desirous of taking part
in general elections 2002, shall complete its intra-party elections
by the 5th August, 2002 and submit within seven days
of intra-party elections, a certificate set-out in Form-III
that the aforesaid elections have been held in accordance with
constitution of such party and the Order.
9.
Intra-party elections held before commencement of the Order:
Where a political party has, before the commencement
of the Order, completed intra-party elections, it shall, within
seven days of the publication of these rules in the official Gazette,
submit to the Election Commission a certificate specified in Form-IV
to the effect that the intra-party elections were held,
as far as possible, in accordance with the requirements of
Article 11.
10.
Scrutiny of political parties' constitution and information,
etc:
Where the Election Commission is of the opinion that
the constitution, other documents and information submitted by a
political party is not in conformity with the Order, it
shall return the same to the concerned political party for
re-submission in accordance with the provisions of the Order.
11.
Mode of submission of documents:
The constitution, certificates,
documents, etc., to be submitted to the Election
Commission, as required under the Order shall be delivered through
an office bearer of the party, duly authorised by the Party
Leader and shall not be entertained through post, fax, courier service
or any other mode.
12.
General:
The Election Commission may, from time to time,
prescribe such proformae as it may deem necessary for carrying
out the purposes of the Order.
13.
Repeal:
The Political Parties Rules, 1986 are hereby repealed.
I ……………………..................……
Party Leader (specify designation) (Name)………………………………(Name
of the political party)
do hereby certify that the intra-party elections have been
held in accordance with the constitution of the party and the Political
Parties Order, 2002 (CE's Order
No. 18 of 2002) and furnish the following information and documents
annexed hereto in respect of:
(i)
the date of the last intra-party elections;
(ii)
the names, designations and addresses of the Party Leader and all
other office-bearers elected at the
Federal, Provincial and local levels, wherever applicable;
(iii)
the election results, including the total number of votes cast and
the number of votes secured by each
contestant for all of its party offices; and
(iv)
copy of the party's notifications declaring the results of the election.
2.
It is hereby certified that the information furnished along with
this certificate is correct and nothing has
been concealed therefrom.
Name,
signature and seal of the Party Leader ………………..............
CERTIFICATE REGARDING INTRA-PARTY ELECTIONS FOR
GENERAL ELECTIONS, 2002
I ………........……..…………...........Party
Leader (specify designation)(Name)………………………………….(Name
of Political party)
do hereby certify that the said political party is desirous
of taking part in General Elections, 2002 and further certify that
intra-party
elections have been held by or before the 5th of August, 2002, in
accordance with the constitution of
the Party and the Political Parties Order, 2002 (CE's Order No.
18 of 2002) and furnish the following information
and documents annexed hereto in respect of:
(i)
the date of the last intra-party elections;
(ii)
the names, designations and addresses of the Party Leader and all
other office-bearers elected at the
Federal, Provincial and local levels, wherever applicable;
(iii)
the election results, including the total number of votes cast and
the number of votes secured by each
contestant for all of its party offices; and
(iv)
copy of the party's notifications declaring the results of the election.
2.
It is hereby certified that the information furnished along with
this certificate is correct and nothing has
been concealed therefrom.
Name,
signature and seal of the Party Leader ………………..............
CERTIFICATE
REGARDING INTRA-PARTY ELECTIONS HELD BEFORE
THE COMMENCEMENT OF POLITICAL PARTIES ORDER,
2002
I ……………………………............Party Leader (specify designation)(Name)……………………………..
(Name
of political party)do hereby certify that the intra-party elections
in the aforesaid party have been held, before the commencement of
the Political Parties Order,
2002 (CE's Order No. 18 of 2002), as far as possible, in accordance
with requirements of Article 11 of the
Order and the party constitution and furnish the following information
and documents annexed hereto in
respect of:
(i) the date of the last intra-party elections;
(ii)
the names, designations and addresses of the Party Leader and all
other office-bearers elected at the
Federal, Provincial and local levels, wherever applicable;
(iii)
the election results, including the total number of votes cast and
the number of votes secured by
each contestant for all of its party offices; and
(iv)
copy of the party's notifications declaring the results of the election.
2.
It is hereby certified that the information furnished along with
this certificate is correct and nothing has
been concealed therefrom.
Name,
signature and seal of the Party Leader ………………...............
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