Electoral Act 1993
Cancellation of registration of party logo
- Jurisdiction
- New Zealand
- Provision
- 71I
- Source language
- English
- Recorded status
- in force
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- Recorded status
- in force
Provision text
Official source1 The Electoral Commission must cancel the registration of the logo of a political party if— a a person described in section 71C(2)(a) applies to cancel the registration of the logo and the Electoral Commission is satisfied that the application is made on behalf of the political party; or b the registration of the political party is cancelled under section 70 ; or c the Electoral Commission is satisfied that the use of the logo by the political party constitutes an infringement of an intellectual property right or a breach of an enactment. 2 Section 71E applies, with any necessary modifications, to an application made under subsection (1)(a). 3 If the Electoral Commission cancels the registration of the logo of a political party, the Electoral Commission must, as soon as is reasonably practicable and in any case not later than 10 working days after the date of cancellation,— a give written notice of the cancellation and the reasons for the cancellation to— i the applicant, if the registration of the logo was cancelled under subsection (1)(a) on the application of a person described in section 71C(2)(a)(ii) ; and ii the secretary of the political party; and b arrange for the cancellation to be published in the Gazette . Section 71I : inserted , on 25 March 2014 , by section 15 of the Electoral Amendment Act 2014 (2014 No 8).
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Electoral Act 1993 · legislation.govt.nz · Retrieved 18 August 2026.
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