Paragraph 11A Inspection of home address formsF1

(1)

During ordinary office hours on any day, other than a day specified in rule 2(1), after expiry of the 24 hour period after the latest time for delivery of nomination papers but before the date of the poll, the following persons may inspect the home address form of a candidate (“candidate A”)—

(a)

a person standing nominated as a candidate (“candidate B”) in the same local government area as candidate A,

(b)

the election agent of candidate B, or

(c)

where candidate B is acting as their own election agent, any person nominated by candidate B.

(2)

Nothing in this rule permits any person to take a copy of, or extracts from, any home address form.

(3)

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

F1: Sch. 1 rule 11A inserted (9.9.2020) by The Scottish Local Government Elections Amendment Order 2020 (S.S.I. 2020/239), arts. 1(1), 7 (with art. 1(2))

Notes on Schedule 1

Modifications

C1: Sch. 1 modified (16.12.2015) by The Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) Order 2015 (S.S.I. 2015/425), art. 1(1), sch. 5 Pt. 3 (with art. 1(2))