Notice of election and nomination of candidates
4.—(1) The Countryside Agency shall, not later than 15 days from the start date, give to each of the parish councils and to the parish meeting specified in groups 1 and 2 written notice of the election by each of those groups of one parish member of the Board.
(2) The Countryside Agency shall, not later than 15 days from the start date, give to each of the parish councils and parish meetings specified in groups 3 and 4 written notice of the election by each of those groups of two parish members of the Board.
(3) The notice of election referred to in sub-paragraph (1) shall—
(a)be accompanied by a form of nomination by the parish council or the parish meeting, as the case may be, for one candidate for election as a parish member of the Board;
(b)state that the completed nomination form shall be delivered to the Countryside Agency not later than 57 days from the start date; and
(c)explain the effect of the provisions of this Part of the Schedule.
(4) The notice of election referred to in sub-paragraph (2) shall—
(a)be accompanied by a form of nomination by the parish council or the parish meeting, as the case may be, for two candidates for election as parish members of the Board;
(b)state that the completed nomination form shall be delivered to the Countryside Agency not later than 57 days from the start date; and
(c)explain the effect of the provisions of this Part of the Schedule.
5. A completed nomination form shall, in respect of the candidate or each candidate, as the case may be—
(a)state the full name of the candidate, placing the surname first;
(b)state the home address in full of the candidate;
(c)state that the candidate is—
(i)a member of a parish council for a parish the whole or any part of which is comprised in the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, or
(ii)the chairman of the parish meeting of a parish, which does not have a separate parish council, the whole or any part of which is comprised in the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty;
(d)if desired, give a description of the candidate in not more than 300 words in relation to that candidate’s appropriateness to be a parish member of the Board;
(e)be signed—
(i)on behalf of a parish council, by the chairman of that parish council or by one of the parish councillors of that council acting on his behalf; or
(ii)on behalf of a parish meeting of a parish which does not have a separate parish council, by the chairman of that parish meeting or by one of the local government electors for that parish acting on his behalf; and
(f)include the consent of the candidate to nomination and that consent shall be signed by the candidate.