The Greater London Authority Elections (Election Addresses) Order 2003

Contents of election addresses

5.—(1) An election address must contain matter relating to the election only.

(2) In particular, an election address must not contain—

(a) any advertising material (other than material promoting the candidate as a candidate at the election); or

(b) any material referring to any other candidate or to a candidate for election to the Assembly; or

(c) any material appearing to the GLRO—

(i) to be included with a view to commercial gain; or

(ii) to be indecent, obscene or offensive; or

(iii) to be such that its publication or distribution would be likely to amount to the commission of an offence.

(3) An election address may include a representation of the registered emblem(1), or (as the case may be) one of the registered emblems, of a registered political party, if the address is prepared on behalf of an authorised party candidate.

(4) In paragraph (3) above “authorised party candidate”, in relation to a registered political party, means a candidate who has been authorised to use the emblem in question by a certificate—

(a) issued by or on behalf of the registered nominating officer of the party, and

(b) received by the GLRO before the last time for the delivery of nomination papers for the election.

(5) An election address must—

(a) contain a statement to the effect that it has been prepared by the candidate’s election agent; and

(b) give the name and address of the election agent.

(1)

See s.29 PPER Act.