Act No. 556 / 2004 Coll.

Act amending Act No. 424 / 1991 Coll., on association in political parties and political movements, as amended

Valid Law Effective from 09.11.2004
Text versions: 09.11.2004
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556
THE LAW
of 24 September 2004
amending Act No. 424 / 1991 Coll., on association in political parties and political movements, as amended
Parliament has decided on this law of the Czech Republic:
Čl. I
Amendment to Act No. 424 / 1991 Coll.
Act No. 424 / 1991 Coll., on association in political parties and political movements, as amended by Act No. 468 / 1991 Coll., Act No. 68 / 1993 Coll., Act No. 189 / 1993 Coll., Act No. 117 / 1994 Coll., the Constitutional Court found under No. 296 / 1995 Coll., Act No. 322 / 1996 Coll., Act No. 340 / 2000 Coll., the Constitutional Court found under No. 98 / 2001 Coll., Act No. 104 / 2001 Coll., Act No. 170 / 2001 Coll., and Act No. 151 / 2002 Coll., is amended as follows:
1. In Paragraph 6 (2) (b) (9), the second sentence is: "If the member's contribution per calendar year is more than CZK 50 000, the political party or political movement shall indicate this with the member's identification details in the annex to the annual financial report referred to in Article 18 (1)."
2. In Article 13 (1) (b), "(Article 18 (1)) 'is replaced by" (Article 18 (1) and (2))';
3. In Paragraph 14 (3), "Paragraph 18 (1) 'is replaced by" Paragraph 18 (1) and (2)'.
4. in Article 17 (3) (a):
"(a) the operation of publishing, publishing, printing, radio or television,"
5. Article 17a is deleted.
6. in Paragraph 18 (1) (a), footnote 4 is replaced by footnote 3;
footnote 4 is deleted;
7. In Article 18 (1), the following point (f) is added:
"(f) an overview of the members whose total membership allowance per year is more than CZK 50,000, indicating the amount of the allowance, their name, surname, date of birth or birth number and address of the place of residence."
8. In Paragraph 18, the following paragraph 2 is inserted after paragraph 1:
"(2) The period referred to in paragraph 1 shall be maintained if the annual financial report was submitted for service to the postal licence holder or, where appropriate, to the holder of a special postal licence by 1 April at the latest. '
Paragraphs 2 to 4 shall become paragraphs 3 to 5.
9. Paragraph 18 (3) reads as follows:
"(3) If the gift exceeds 50 000 CZK in total value from one donor for the year, an overview of the gifts and gifts referred to in paragraph 1 shall be provided. (d) certified copies of gift contracts which shall contain data identical to those in the inventory."
10. In Paragraph 18, the following paragraph 5 is inserted after paragraph 4:
"(5) The annual financial report shall be complete if it contains all the required elements referred to in paragraphs 1 and 3 and if it is submitted on the prescribed form with the annexes referred to in paragraph 4. ';
Paragraph 5 shall become paragraph 6.
11. in Paragraph 19a (3), "Paragraph 18 (2)" is replaced by "Paragraph 18 (3)";
12. in Paragraph 20 (3):
"(3) Entitlement to a permanent contribution or to a mandate shall arise from a party and a movement which have submitted a full annual financial report within the prescribed period (Paragraph 18 (5)). '
13. Paragraph 20 (5) reads:
"(5) Entitlement to the mandate allowance is granted if at least one Member, Senator, Regional Council Member or City Council Member of the City of Prague on the Party and Movement Candidate List has been elected or has been elected as party and movement on the Coalition Candidate List in the elections to the Chamber of Deputies, the Senate, the Regional Council or the City Council of Prague."
14. In the first sentence of Paragraph 20 (11), the words "to the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate 'are replaced by the words" to the Chamber of Deputies, the Senate, the County Council or the City Council of Prague'.
15. in Paragraph 20a (4):
"(4) The Chamber of Deputies finds completeness once a year
(a) the annual financial reports submitted by the parties and the movement for the previous calendar year, provided that they have been submitted to the Chamber of Deputies within the period referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 of Paragraph 18;
(b) supplementing the annual financial reports of the parties and of the movements of the previous calendar years for which the Chamber of Deputies has previously found that they are incomplete or the annual financial reports of the parties and of the movement of the previous calendar years which have not yet been submitted to the Chamber of Deputies; the completion of the annual financial reports or those annual financial reports must be submitted to the Chamber of Deputies within the time limit referred to in point (a).
The Chamber of Deputies shall inform the Ministry of Finance of its findings by 7 June of the relevant calendar year at the latest. '
16. in Article 20b (1), the words "member of the district council or member of the district council of the capital city of Prague" shall be inserted after the words "member's mandate."
17. in Article 20b (2), the words "Chamber of Deputies or Senate" shall be replaced by the words "Chamber of Deputies, Senate, Regional Office or the City of Prague" and the words "to the nearest date" shall be replaced by the words "20 days before the earliest date."
18. In Article 20b, the following paragraph 3 is added:
"(3) If an alternate who has been running for another party and a movement on the Coalition's candidate list, other than a Member, a member of the Regional Council or a member of the Prague City Council who has been running for the same Coalition and whose mandate has been vacant, the Chamber of Deputies, the Regional Office or the City Council of the City of Prague shall notify the Ministry of Finance within 20 days of the appointment of the alternate. '
19. in Article 21b, the words "Article 17a (6)" shall be deleted;
Čl. II
Transitional provision
Article I (7), (8), (9), (10), (12) and (15) shall apply for the first time to the annual financial reports of the parties and the movement or to the addition of the annual financial reports of the parties and of the movement which will be submitted to the Chamber of Deputies in 2005 pursuant to Article 18 (1).
Čl. III
Efficacy
This Act shall take effect on the day of its publication.
Zaoralek v. r.
Klaus v. r.
Gross v. r.

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Regulation Information

CitationAct No. 556 / 2004 Coll., amending Act No. 424 / 1991 Coll., on association in political parties and political movements, as amended
Regulation TypeLaw
Author-
CollectionCode of Laws
Date of Promulgation09.11.2004
Effective from09.11.2004
Effective until-
Status Valid
The regulation text is for informational purposes only.
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