Paragraph 7 Consent to nomination

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)

F2... a copy of sections 80 F3, 81 and 81A of the Local Government Act 1972 F4... F5, section 34 of the Localism Act 2011 and section 30 of the Elections Act 2022; ...

F6(ii)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(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 7(b) substituted (6.4.2014 with effect in accordance with rule 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by The Local Elections (Principal Areas) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Rules 2014 (S.I. 2014/494), art. 1(2), rule 4(3)
F2: Words in Sch. 3 rule 7(b)(i) omitted (10.3.2022) by virtue of The Local Elections (Miscellaneous and Consequential Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/263), reg. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 4(3)(a) (with reg. 12(d))
F3: Words in Sch. 3 rule 7(b)(i) substituted (29.6.2022) by The Local Authority and Greater London Authority Elections (Nomination of Candidates) (Amendment) (England) Rules 2022 (S.I. 2022/600), rules 1(2), 2(3)(a)
F4: Words in Sch. 3 rule 7(b)(i) omitted (31.12.2018) by virtue of The Local Elections (Principal Areas) (England and Wales) (Amendment) (England) Rules 2018 (S.I. 2018/1308), rules 1(2), 3(3)
F5: Words in Sch. 3 rule 7(b)(i) substituted (1.11.2023) by The Local Government and Greater London Authority Elections (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1066), regs. 1(3), 3(12) (with Sch. 1 para. 3(a))
F6: Sch. 3 rule 7(b)(ii) omitted (10.3.2022) by virtue of The Local Elections (Miscellaneous and Consequential Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/263), reg. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 4(3)(b) (with reg. 12(d))

Modifications

C1: Sch. 3 rule 7(b) modified (1.11.2023) by The Local Government and Greater London Authority Elections (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1066), reg. 1(3), Sch. 1 para. 5

Notes on Schedule 3

Modifications

C1: Sch. 3 modified (1.2.2007) by The National Assembly for Wales (Representation of the People) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/236), art. 1(1), Sch. 4 Pt. 3
C2: Sch. 3 applied (with modifications) (E.) (18.2.2012) by The Local Authorities (Conduct of Referendums) (Council Tax Increases) (England) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/444), reg. 1, Sch. 4 para. 1 Table 9 (with reg. 27)
C3: Sch. 3 applied (with modifications) (W.) (4.12.2020) by The Local Government (Coronavirus) (Postponement of Elections) (Wales) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1399), regs. 2, 6(3)(4)