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Paragraph 3 Nominations

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(1)

The purchaser may nominate a person for the purposes of paragraph 2(1)(b)—

(a)

at any time before he makes the payment referred to in paragraph 6(2); or

(b)

by means of an application in accordance with sub-paragraph (2).

(2)

At any time before a relevant right is exercised, the Secretary of State may accept an application by the purchaser—

(a)

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);

(b)

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.

(3)

The conditions are that—

(a)

the application was made in writing;

(b)

the applicant has submitted to the Secretary of State the certificate of entitlement relating to the relevant right; and

(c)

an application fee of £25 accompanied the application.