Rule 9 Consent to nominationI1

England and Wales

A person shall not be validly nominated unless his consent to nomination—

(a)

is given in writing, on or within one month before the last day for the delivery of nomination papers,

is in the appropriate form in the Appendix or a form to the like effect and includes—

(i)

for a nomination in England, a copy of sections 80 F2, 81 and 81A of the Local Government Act 1972 ~~F3, section 78A of the Local Government Act 2000~~ F4, section 34 of the Localism Act 2011 and section 30 of the Elections Act 2022; or

(ii)

for a nomination in Wales, a copy of sections 80 and 81 of the Local Government Act 1972 and sections 78A and 79 of the Local Government Act 2000.

(c)

is attested by one witness, and

(d)

is delivered at the place and within the time for the delivery of nomination papers.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Sch. 3 rule 9(b) substituted (6.4.2014) by The Local Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/370), regs. 1(2), 7(4) (with reg. 1(2))
F2: Words in Sch. 3 rule 9(b)(i) substituted (28.6.2022) by Local Government (Disqualification) Act 2022 (c. 17), ss. 1(5)(b), 6(2) (with s. 5)
F3: Words in Sch. 3 rule 9(b)(i) omitted (E.) (23.2.2019) by virtue of The Local Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (England and Wales) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/351), regs. 1(2), 6(3) (with regs. 3, 4)
F4: Words in Sch. 3 rule 9(b)(i) substituted (1.11.2023) by The Mayoral and Police and Crime Commissioner Elections, Recall Petitions and Referendums (Ballot Secrecy, Candidates and Undue Influence) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1141), regs. 1(2), 3(3)(b) (with reg. 1(6)(a)(8))

Modifications

C1: Sch. 3 rule 9(b) modified (1.11.2023) by The Mayoral and Police and Crime Commissioner Elections, Recall Petitions and Referendums (Ballot Secrecy, Candidates and Undue Influence) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1141), regs. 1(2), 2

Commencement

I1: Sch. 3 rule 9 in force at 27.3.2007, see reg. 1(2)