# Representation of the People Act 1983, Paragraph 5


No rule may be printed on the face except:
(a) as part of the box referred to in paragraph 4;
(b) the horizontal rule referred to in that paragraph;
(c) a horizontal rule above the particulars of the first candidate;
(d) horizontal rules separating the particulars of the candidates from one another;
(e) a horizontal rule below the particulars of the last candidate;
(f) as part of the boxes on the right-hand side of the ballot paper where the vote is to be marked.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1983/2/schedule/1/part/n7/paragraph/n12 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/representation-of-the-people-act-1983/schedule-1/part-n7/paragraph-n12
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