Paragraph 11A Inspection of home address formsF1
During ordinary office hours on any day, other than a day specified in rule 2(1), after the latest time for delivery of nomination papers and before the date of the poll, the following persons may inspect the home address form of a candidate (“candidate A”)—
a person standing nominated as a candidate (“candidate B”) in the same electoral area as candidate A,
the election agent, proposer or seconder of candidate B, or
where candidate B is acting as their own election agent, any person nominated by candidate B.
Where a person has been nominated by more than one nomination paper, the reference to proposer or seconder in sub-paragraph (1)(b) is a reference to—
the proposer or seconder on the nomination paper that the candidate may select, or
in the absence of such a selection, to the nomination paper which was first delivered in accordance with rule 4(1).
Nothing in this rule permits any person to take a copy of, or extracts from, any home address form.
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.
Annotations
Textual amendments
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Sch. 2 rule 11A inserted (E.) (31.12.2018) by The Local Elections (Principal Areas) (England and Wales) (Amendment) (England) Rules 2018 (S.I. 2018/1308), rules 1(2), 2(7)