{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-elections-communities-wales-rules-2021/schedule-2/rule-18",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-elections-communities-wales-rules-2021/schedule-2/rule-18.json",
  "legislation": "wsi/2021/1460",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Elections (Communities) (Wales) Rules 2021",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-elections-communities-wales-rules-2021",
  "path": "schedule/2/rule/18",
  "kind": "rule",
  "number": "18",
  "heading": "Inspection of home address forms",
  "text": "(1) During the time for inspection, the home address form of a candidate standing nominated may be inspected by any of the following who wish to inspect it—\n(a) another candidate standing nominated in the same electoral area;\n(b) the election agent (if appointed) of another candidate standing nominated in that area;\n(c) in the case of another candidate standing nominated in that area who has not appointed an election agent, another person selected by that candidate.\n(2) In paragraph (1), “the time for inspection” means ordinary office hours on any day after the last day for the delivery of nomination papers and before the day of the poll, other than an excluded day.\n(2A) Where a home address form has been delivered in accordance with the electronic delivery statement, the returning officer must take reasonable steps to ensure that the persons mentioned in paragraph (1) can access that form for the purposes of inspecting it.\n(3) A candidate or other person carrying out an inspection under this rule must not take a copy of, or make extracts from, a home address form.\n(4) The returning officer must not permit a home address form to be inspected otherwise than in accordance with this rule or for some other purpose authorised by law.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 2 rule 18(2A) inserted (13.3.2026) by The Local Elections (Wales) (Amendment) Rules 2026 (W.S.I. 2026/84), rules 1(2), 89 (with rule 1(3))"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 2 rule 18 in force at 17.12.2021, see rule 1"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/1460/schedule/2/rule/18",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T23:08:52.467745+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}