Section 13, The Political Parties Act, 2002

No association shall submit to the Commission for thepurposes of an application under section 11 any symbol which, in the opinoin of the Commission, is obscene, or a name, symbol, colour, or motto which is the same as the name, colour or motto— (a) of any existing political party; or (b) of the Republic; or which so closely resembles the name, symbol, colour or motto of any existing political party or of the Republic as to be likely to deceive the members of the public.