Paragraph 12 Correction of minor errors
(1)
At any time before the publication under rule 13 of the statement of persons nominated, a police area returning officer may correct minor errors in a nomination paper or a home address form.
(2)
Errors that may be corrected include—
(a)
errors as to a person’s electoral number;
(b)
obvious errors of spelling in relation to the details of a candidate;
(c)
in the home address form, errors as to the information mentioned in rule 5(7)(b).
(3)
Anything done by a police area returning officer in pursuance of this rule may not be questioned in any proceeding other than proceedings on a PCC election petition.
(4)
A police area returning officer must have regard to any guidance issued by the Commission for the purposes of this rule.