Application for registration

1 An application to be a registered promoter must be made to the Electoral Commission and made,— a if the promoter is an individual, by that individual; or b if the promoter is a company, by a person who is duly authorised by the board of directors to make the application; or c if the promoter is not an individual or a company, by the promoter's representative who is duly authorised by the promoter to make the application. 2 An application to be a registered promoter must be made in the form required by the Electoral Commission and set out— a the name, address, phone numbers, and email address (if any) of — i the promoter; and ii the person described in subsection (1)(b) or (c) who made the application, if the promoter is not an individual; and b the names of the persons occupying a position in the body that is comparable with that of a director of a company, if the promoter is not an individual or a company; and c the names of the trustees, if the promoter is a trust. 3 An application to be a registered promoter must be accompanied by evidence of the authority to make the application, if the application is made by a person described in subsection (1)(b) or (c). 2007 No 111 s 15(2), (3)(a) Section 204L : inserted , on 1 January 2011 , by section 7 of the Electoral (Finance Reform and Advance Voting) Amendment Act 2010 (2010 No 137). Section 204L(2)(a) : amended , on 1 January 2026 , by section 130 of the Electoral Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 82).