Paragraph 6 Nomination of candidates and nomination papers

(1)

Each candidate shall be nominated by a separate nomination paper, in the appropriate form, delivered at the place fixed for the purpose by the CRO, which shall be at the offices of a local authority within the constituency.

(2)

The nomination paper shall state the candidate's—

(a)

full names,

(b)

home address, in full, and

(c)

if desired, description,

and the surname shall be placed first in the list of names.

(3)

The description, if any, shall not exceed six words in length, and need not refer to his rank, profession or calling so long as, with the candidate’s other particulars, it is sufficient to identify him.

(4)

A nomination paper may not include a description of a candidate which is likely to lead voters to associate the candidate with a registered political party unless the description is authorised by a certificate—

(a)

issued by or on behalf of the registered nominating officer of the party, and

(b)

received by the CRO before the last time for the delivery of nomination papers.

(5)

A person shall be guilty of a corrupt practice if he fraudulently purports to be authorised to issue a certificate under paragraph (4) on behalf of a registered political party’s nominating officer.

(6)

In the application of this rule in relation to an election “registered political party” means a party which was registered under the Registration of Political Parties Act 1998^f1 at the time by which the notice of election is required to be published.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: 1998 c. 48.