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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/insurance-brokers-registration-council-election-scheme-approval-order-1999/schedule/paragraph-30",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1999/3030",
  "legislation_title": "The Insurance Brokers Registration Council Election Scheme Approval Order 1999",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/insurance-brokers-registration-council-election-scheme-approval-order-1999",
  "path": "schedule/paragraph/30",
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  "number": "30",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) Any protest under paragraph 28 of this Scheme, or any report by the Returning Officer under paragraph 29 of this Scheme, shall be considered by the Council at their next meeting.\n(2) The Council shall afford the person concerned an opportunity of making a reply in writing to the protest or the report, and may if they think fit hear oral statements from representatives of the persons signing the protest, from the Returning Officer and from any other persons concerned.\n(3) If the Council are satisfied:—\n(a) that the election of the person concerned was furthered by such conduct as is described in paragraph 28(c) of this Scheme; or\n(b) that expenditure was incurred by him or on his behalf in the conduct or management of the election; or\n(c) that his election was in some other respect not in accordance with the requirements of this Scheme; or\n(d) that he has failed to furnish a statutory declaration as required by paragraph 26 of this Scheme; or\n(e) that there was a breach of any of the provisions of paragraph 25(2) or 27 of this Scheme;\nthen (unless, in the case of (c), it appears to the Council that the election was conducted substantially in accordance with the requirements of this Scheme and that non-compliance with those requirements did not affect the result or unless, in the case of (e), it appears to the Council that the breach of any of the provisions of the said paragraph 25(2) or 27 did not affect the result) the Council may declare that person’s election invalid, and in that event the resulting vacancy shall be filled by a further election as provided by paragraph 24 of this Scheme.\n(4) If the Council declare the election of any person invalid they shall forthwith proceed to consider whether in the circumstances of the case they should also declare that person or any other person to be disqualified from being nominated as a candidate in such further election, and if they declare him or any such person so disqualified any nomination of that person shall be rejected as invalid by the Returning Officer.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/3030/schedule/paragraph/30",
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  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}