10th Waning of Tabodwe 1385 ME
5 March 2024
The Union Election Commission of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar has issued the following rules exercising the authority under Section 26 of the Political Parties Registration Law.
1. These rules shall be called the Rules Amending the Political Parties Registration Rules.
2. The wording “90 days” mentioned in clause (j) of paragraph (2) of Form (e) and clause (i) of paragraph (1) of Form (e-1) of Sub-section (a) of Article 13 of the Political Parties Registration Rules shall be substituted with the wording “the date when the Commission issues the notification at least 90 days before the election day”, respectively.
3. The wording “at least 100,000 party members” mentioned in clause (j) of paragraph (2) of Form (e), clause (i) of paragraph (1) of Form (e-1), and paragraph 3 of Form (f) of Sub-section (a) of Article 13 of the Political Parties Registration Rules shall be substituted with the wording “at least 50,000 party members”, respectively.
4. Rule 20 of the Political Parties Registration Rules shall be substituted as follows: –
“20. (a) If a party is revoked from registration due to getting entangled with any provisions mentioned in clauses 4, 5, 6 or 7 of Sub-Section (a) of Section 12 of the law, assets of the party shall be handed over to the departments or organizations designated by the government under the relevant ways and means.
(b) If findings in verification show that the party as considered has been automatically revoked from the political party due to lack of re-applying for the registration of the political party or if a person who is not lower than the rank of central executive committee member of such a party which is get entangled with any provisions of clauses 4, 5, 6 or 7 of Sub-Section (a) of Section 12 of the law in the findings of verification, assets of the party shall be handed over to the departments or organizations designated by the government under the relevant ways and means.
(c) Relevant departments or organizations shall follow the directives of the government with regard to the assets handed over under Sub-section (a) and (b).
(d) If political parties that have registered at the commission are allowed to register a combination of two or more parties as a single party, the combined party shall have to inherit the assets of relevant parties that were revoked.
5. Article 22 of the Political Parties Registration Rules shall be substituted as follows: –
“22. A party –
(a) Shall be complete in drawing its annual financial statement in the relevant financial year, compilation of the annual statement on assets of the party, inspection of these accounts by an internal audit committee, and seeking approvals for them under the rules and regulations of the party and financial rules within three months after the relevant financial years.
(b) The fund of the party opened as an account under Sub-Section (g) of Section 5 of the law shall be spent under the order or directive issued by the commission.
6. The wordings “180 days” mentioned in clause (k) of paragraph (2) of Form (e) and clause (j) of paragraph (1) of Form (e-1) of the Political Parties Registration Rules shall be substituted with the wording “the date when the Commission issues the notification at least 90 days before the election day”, respectively; and the wording “at least a half of all townships” with the wording “at least one-third of all townships”, respectively.
7. The wording “not later than 90 days” mentioned in paragraph (3) of Form (f) of the Political Parties Registration Rules shall be substituted with the wording “the date when the Commission issues the notification, not later than at least 90 days before the election day”.
8. The wording “100,000 party members” mentioned in paragraph (1) of Form (h) of the Political Parties Registration Rules shall be substituted with the wording “50,000 party members”.
