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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/synodical-government-measure-1969/schedule-3/paragraph-55",
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  "legislation": "ukcm/1969/2",
  "legislation_title": "Synodical Government Measure 1969",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/synodical-government-measure-1969",
  "path": "schedule/3/paragraph/55",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "55",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) A candidate for election in a diocese to the House of Laity must be nominated by two persons, each of whom is a diocesan elector in the diocese.\n(2) The presiding officer in each diocese , having taken into account the replies received to the letter sent by virtue of Rule 53(6), must ensure that , on the date given in the timetable, each diocesan elector in the diocese is issued with an invitation to nominate.\n(3) If a person who is qualified for election but is not a diocesan elector requests a nomination paper, the presiding officer must ensure that the person is issued with a nomination paper.\n(4) The period for making nominations begins with the date given in the timetable and ends with the date given in the timetable; and that period must be at least 21 days beginning with the day after that on which the invitations to nominate are issued.\n(5) The presiding officer must ensure that, when an invitation to nominate is issued to a person, the person is also given written notification of when nominations close.\n(6) The invitation to nominate must state that, if an election is held in which there are sufficient candidates to require a poll to be held and invitations to vote to be issued, the name of each person who has nominated a candidate will be published alongside the name of the candidate.\n(7) Rules under Rule 56 must include provision for the inspection of the register of lay electors during the period within which nominations may be made.",
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  "version": "current",
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      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 3 substituted (1.1.2020) by Church Representation and Ministers Measure 2019 (No. 1), s. 1(3), Sch. 1 (with Sch. 3); S.I. 2019/1460, art. 2"
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      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 3 rule 55(2) inserted (6.9.2025) by The Church Representation Rules (Amendment) (No. 1) Resolution 2025 (S.I. 2025/994), paras. 1(2), 2(8)(a) (with para. 1(3))"
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      "text": "Words in Sch. 3 rule 55(2) inserted (6.9.2025) by The Church Representation Rules (Amendment) (No. 1) Resolution 2025 (S.I. 2025/994), paras. 1(2), 2(8)(b) (with para. 1(3))"
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      "text": "Words in Sch. 3 rule 55(4) substituted (6.9.2025) by The Church Representation Rules (Amendment) (No. 1) Resolution 2025 (S.I. 2025/994), paras. 1(2), 2(9) (with para. 1(3))"
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      "text": "Sch. 3 rule 55(6) inserted (6.9.2025) by The Church Representation Rules (Amendment) (No. 1) Resolution 2025 (S.I. 2025/994), paras. 1(2), 2(10) (with para. 1(3))"
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      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Sch. 3 rule 55(7) inserted (6.9.2025) by The Church Representation Rules (Amendment) (No. 1) Resolution 2025 (S.I. 2025/994), paras. 1(2), 2(11) (with para. 1(3))"
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