# The Health Board Elections (Scotland) Regulations 2009, Paragraph 17: Validity of nomination


(1) A candidate ceases to be nominated if—
(a) the candidate withdraws before the nomination period ends;
(b) the candidate is treated as having withdrawn under rule 16(2);
(c) the candidate is disqualified by rule 10 (or becomes so disqualified before the nomination period ends);
(d) the candidate dies before the nomination period ends; or
(e) the returning officer decides, no later than 24 hours after the nomination period ends, that the candidate’s nomination paper is invalid.
(2) A returning officer may decide that a nomination paper is invalid only if it is not completed in accordance with rule 13(2).
(3) If a returning officer decides that a nomination paper is invalid, the officer must—
(a) endorse on the paper the decision and the reasons for it;
(b) sign the paper; and
(c) send notice of the decision to the candidate’s address as stated on the paper.
(4) A returning officer’s decision on validity of a nomination paper is final (but does not prevent the validity of a nomination from being questioned on an election petition).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2009/352/schedule/paragraph/17 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/health-board-elections-scotland-regulations-2009/schedule/paragraph-17
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