Paragraph 7 Constituency nomination papers: name of registered partyI1
Scotland
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 H2 set out in the Appendix—
issued by or on behalf of the nominating officer of that party (or each party); and
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).
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.
Annotations
Commencement
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Sch. 2 para. 7 in force at 16.12.2015 in accordance with art. 1(1)