Paragraph 3 Nominations
The purchaser may nominate a person for the purposes of paragraph 2(1)(b)—
at any time before he makes the payment referred to in paragraph 6(2); or
by means of an application in accordance with sub-paragraph (2).
At any time before a relevant right is exercised, the Secretary of State may accept an application by the purchaser—
to nominate a person for the purposes of paragraph 2(1)(b) notwithstanding that no person has been nominated in accordance with sub-paragraph (1);
to nominate a different person in place of a person already nominated,
if the conditions specified in sub-paragraph (3) are fulfilled in relation to the application.
The conditions are that—
the application was made in writing;
the applicant has submitted to the Secretary of State the certificate of entitlement relating to the relevant right; and
an application fee of £25 accompanied the application.