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63.—(1) An application for the appointment of a proxy under regulation 51, 52, 53 or 54 must state the full name and address of the person the applicant wishes to appoint as proxy, together with that person’s family relationship, if any, with the applicant, and—
(a)if it is signed only by the applicant, must contain a statement by the applicant that the person so named has been consulted and that that person is capable of being and willing to be appointed to sign the petition as proxy; or
(b)if it is also signed by the person to be appointed, must contain a statement by that person that the person is capable of being and willing to be appointed to sign the petition as the applicant’s proxy.
(2) Where the application mentioned in paragraph (1) is made by an elector with an anonymous entry in the register of electors maintained by the Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland, the application must also be accompanied by an application, by the person to be appointed as proxy, under regulation 58(5) (application to sign the petition by post as proxy).
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