118Determination of application

#### 118 Determination of application 118 Determination of application (cf section 38E EFED Act) > > (1) The Electoral Commission may— > > > > > (a) register a person as a third-party campaigner in the Register of Third-party Campaigners for a general election, or > > > > > (b) refuse to register the person. > > > (2) The Electoral Commission must not register a person if the application for registration was received by the Electoral Commission after the 7th day before the election day for the general election concerned. > > > (3) Without limiting subsection (1), the Electoral Commission may refuse to register a person if the Electoral Commission believes on reasonable grounds that any particulars in the person’s application for registration are incomplete or not correct, but may, if the Electoral Commission thinks fit, register the person despite any such defect. > > > (4) If the Electoral Commission refuses to register a person as a third-party campaigner under subsection (3)— > > > > > (a) the Electoral Commission is, as soon as is reasonably practicable, to notify the person’s official agent of the refusal and of the reasons for the refusal, and > > > > > (b) the official agent may, within 30 days after the date of the notification by the Electoral Commission, amend the application for registration by substituting the relevant particulars, and > > > > > (c) the amended application is taken to have been received by the Electoral Commission when the original application was received by it.