UK Independence Party Rules of Procedure (Party Rulebook) As approved by the National Executive Committee 06/02/2012; amended 11/06/2012, 02/07/2012, 01/10/2012, 03/12/12, 04/03/13, 13/05/13, 07/10/13, 06/01/14, 09/06/14, 01/12/14, 12/07/15, 02/11/15, 10/07/16, 19/07/16, 09/12/16, 09/01/17, 30/01/17, 12/06/2017, and 17/06/2018. Rules are made in accordance with Articles 1.4, 2.2.3, 4.1.1, 4.2.1, 4.4.2, 4.4.3, 4.6, 4.9, 5.1, 5.5, 5.7, 5.8, 6.2(g), 6.3(d), 6.6.1, 6.12, 6.23.4, 6.26.1, 6.26.2, 7.3.2, 7.6, 10.3.2,11.1, 11.6, 11.8, 12.1.1, 12.4, 12.8(b), 13.1.1, 13.1.2 and 13.3 of the Party Constitution of the UK Independence Party (UKIP) and have regard to Article 14.2 of the Party Constitution of the UK Independence Party (UKIP). 1 Rules of Procedure – Index A: Preamble .......................................................................................................................................................... 5 Rules governing Party meetings ............................................................................. 6 B: Branch and Constituency Association Rules ..................................................................................... 6 Status and Authority ......................................................................................................................................... 6 Data Protection forms and other documentation as required by Head Office to ensure smooth functioning of the Party’s internal procedures. ...................................................................... 7 Membership .......................................................................................................................................................... 7 Branch Committees ........................................................................................................................................... 7 Duties of Branch Officers ................................................................................................................................. 8 Branch and Committee Meetings ............................................................................................................. 10 Annual General Meeting ............................................................................................................................... 10 Selection of candidates ................................................................................................................................. 11 Authority for candidate nominations ..................................................................................................... 12 Disputes ............................................................................................................................................................... 12 C: Regional and County Committee Rules ............................................................................................. 13 Authority ............................................................................................................................................................. 13 Purpose ................................................................................................................................................................ 13 Membership ....................................................................................................................................................... 14 Term of Office .................................................................................................................................................... 15 Operation of Regional Committees .......................................................................................................... 16 County Meetings .............................................................................................................................................. 17 London Boroughs ............................................................................................................................................ 18 D: Party Conference rules ............................................................................................................................. 19 E: Rules governing the conduct of National Executive Committee meetings ........................ 21 F: Unauthorised meetings ............................................................................................................................ 22 G: Extraordinary General Meetings of the National Party ............................................................. 23 H: Standing Orders for the conduct of internal Party meetings .................................................. 25 H.16 Any member who invites a member of an organisation on the proscribed list to speak at a UKIP meeting may be subject to disciplinary action under Section AA of these Rules of Procedure. ................................................................................ 26 Administrative rules ............................................................................................. 27 I: Terms and conditions of membership ................................................................................................ 27 Membership cards. .......................................................................................................................................... 28 J: Data Protection and Branding Rules ................................................................................................... 29 Data ....................................................................................................................................................................... 29 Publications ....................................................................................................................................................... 29 Online conduct .................................................................................................................................................. 30 Online content ................................................................................................................................................... 32 K: Rules governing the employment of staff and job descriptions ............................................. 33 L: Rules governing Party Policies .............................................................................................................. 36 M: The Party Business Meeting .................................................................................................................. 37 M.5 The Standing Orders for the conduct of internal Party meetings shall apply to the Party Business Meeting. ................................................................................. 37 Internal Party election rules ................................................................................. 38 N: Rules governing campaigning and the use of Party Databases for internal Party elections ............................................................................................................................................................... 38 O: Leadership election rules ........................................................................................................................ 40 P: Rules governing elections to the National Executive Committee .......................................... 42 Returning Officer ............................................................................................................................................. 42 Nominations ...................................................................................................................................................... 43 Campaigning ..................................................................................................................................................... 43 2 Voting Papers .................................................................................................................................................... 45 Q: Internal Party election hustings rules ............................................................................................... 46 Format .................................................................................................................................................................. 46 Conduct ................................................................................................................................................................ 46 Election to public office ........................................................................................ 48 R: Rights and responsibilities of candidates ........................................................................................ 48 S: Candidate Selection Rules for General Elections and Westminster by-elections ........... 50 Westminster Elections ................................................................................................................................... 50 Parliamentary by-elections ......................................................................................................................... 51 Mayoral and Police Commissioner Elections ...................................................................................... 52 Target seats ....................................................................................................................................................... 52 U: Candidate Selection Rules