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  "legislation_title": "The Local Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (England and Wales) Regulations 2002",
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  "number": "8",
  "heading": "Consent to nomination",
  "text": "A person shall not be validly nominated unless his consent to nomination—\n(a) is given in writing in the appropriate form, or a form to the like effect, on or within one month before the last day for the delivery of nomination papers,\n(b) is attested by one witness, and\n(c) is delivered at the place and within the time for delivery of nomination papers.",
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