# The Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) Order 2010, Paragraph 7: Constituency nomination papers: name of registered party

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) A constituency nomination paper may not include a description of a candidate which is likely to lead electors to associate the candidate with a registered party or parties unless the party (or each party) is a qualifying party in relation to the constituency and the description is authorised by a certificate in the form I2 set out in the Appendix—
(a) issued by or on behalf of the nominating officer of that party (or each party); and
(b) received by the CRO at some time during the period for the delivery of nomination papers set out in the Table in rule 1(1).
(2) A person shall be guilty of a corrupt practice if the person fraudulently purports to be authorised to issue a certificate under paragraph (1) on behalf of a registered party’s nominating officer.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/2999/schedule/2/paragraph/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/scottish-parliament-elections-etc-order-2010/schedule-2/paragraph-7
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