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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-authorities-mayoral-elections-england-and-wales-regulations-2002/schedule-1/paragraph-13",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2002/185",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (England and Wales) Regulations 2002",
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  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "13",
  "heading": "Withdrawal of candidature",
  "text": "(1) A candidate may withdraw his candidature by notice of withdrawal—\n(a) signed by him and attested by one witness, whose name and address shall be given; and\n(b) delivered to the returning officer at the place for delivery of nomination papers.\n(2) Where a candidate is outside the United Kingdom, a notice of withdrawal signed by his election agent and accompanied by a written declaration also so signed of the candidate’s absence from the United Kingdom shall be of the same effect as a notice of withdrawal signed by the candidate; but where the candidate stands nominated by more than one nomination paper a notice of withdrawal under this paragraph shall be effective if, and only if, it is accompanied, in addition to that declaration, by a written statement signed by the candidate that the person giving the notice is authorised to do so on the candidate’s behalf during his absence from the United Kingdom.",
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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."
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