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12(1)Where a nomination paper and the candidate's consent to it are delivered and a deposit is made in accordance with these rules, the candidate shall be deemed to stand nominated unless and until—
(a)the returning officer decides that the nomination paper is invalid; or
(b)proof is given to the returning officer's satisfaction of the candidate's death; or
(c)the candidate withdraws.
(2)The returning officer is entitled to hold a nomination paper invalid only on one of the following grounds—
(a)that the particulars of the candidate or the persons subscribing the paper are not as required by law;
(b)that the paper is not subscribed as so required; and
(c)that the candidate is disqualified by the [1981 c. 34.] Representation of the People Act 1981.
(3)The returning officer shall give his decision on any objection to a nomination paper as soon as practicable after it is made.
(4)Where he decides that a nomination paper is invalid, he shall endorse and sign on the paper the fact and the reasons for his decision.
(5)The returning officer's decision that a nomination paper is valid shall be final and shall not be questioned in any proceeding whatsoever.
(6)Subject to paragraph (5) above nothing in this rule prevents the validity of a nomination being questioned on an election petition.
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