registration fees shall be determined by an Inter-Ministerial Proclamation
(Prakas) of the Ministry of Interior and Ministry of Economy and Finance.
Article 21:
A receipt of reception of application shall be issued by the Ministry of Interior to the
concerned political party which has fulfilled sufficient formalities as determined under article 20 of
this law.
Article 22:
The Ministry of Interior shall proceed to examine on the content of enclosed documents of
the political party after the date of issuance of a receipt of reception of application as stated in the
article 21 of this law.
Within a period thirty (30) days, the Ministry of Interior shall make up a decision of whether
it gives approval or disapproval on the registration of such political party.
Article 23:
In case if after finding that the enclosed documents of any political party is sufficient and
appropriately in conformity with the Constitution, Law on Political Parties and other laws in vigor
of the Kingdom of Cambodia, the Ministry of Interior shall send a letter of response to the
concerned political party to notify it on the approval for registration, with a copy of Statutes (bylaws) attached, on which inscribed the registration date of the political party signature and seal of
the Ministry of Interior.
Article 24:
In case when upon finding that documents of any political party is not sufficient and not
correctly in conformity with the Constitution, Law on Political Party and other laws in vigor of the
Kingdom of Cambodia, the Ministry of Interior shall send a notice in writing to the concerned
political party. That political party shall provide additional pieces of documents to fill up the
formalities in compliance with the letter of notice of the Ministry of Interior, within 15 days from
the reception of this letter. If fails to provide additional documents within this period of 15 days, the
Ministry of Interior shall send a letter of disapproval from registration to the concerned political
party.
Article 25:
A political party which the Ministry of Interior has given a letter of notice of disapproval
from registering as in the article 24 of this law, may have right to file an action with the
Constitutional Council.
The Constitutional Council shall take decision on such action within 30 days, from the day
of receiving the complaint of such concerned political party.
After receiving decision of the Constitutional Council which decided that the documents
provided by the political party are appropriation, the Ministry of Interior shall proceed to register
such political party immediately in the political party register as stated under the article 23 of this
law.
Article 26:
A registered political party may change its name or alter its main policies and political
platform or may make an amendment on its by-laws in accordance with the political party’s Statutes
(by-laws). In this case, the concerned political party must notify in writing to the Ministry of
Interior by enclosing new documents which had already been changed/amended. Especially, with
regard to a change of new president of the political party, shall be informed in writing to the
Ministry of Interior by enclosing a copy of the brief personal history of that new president with a
4x6 photo attached.