SCHEDULE 1
Part VI Death of Candidate
F1Party candidate
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(1)
This rule applies if—
(a)
at a contested election proof is given to the returning officer's satisfaction before the result of the election is declared that one of the persons named or to be named as a candidate in the ballot paper has died, and
(b)
that person is standing in the name of a registered political party.
(2)
The returning officer must—
(a)
countermand notice of the poll, or
(b)
if polling has begun, direct that the poll be abandoned.
(3)
The proceedings with reference to the election must be commenced afresh subject to the following provisions of this rule.
(4)
The writ for the election must be taken to have been received on the first working day after the end of the period of seven days starting on the day the proof is given to the returning officer.
(5)
No fresh nomination is necessary in the case of a person shown in the statement of persons nominated as standing nominated.
(6)
No other nomination may be made except for a person standing in the name of the same registered political party in whose name the deceased candidate was standing.
(7)
The last day on which a nomination mentioned in paragraph (6) may be delivered is the seventh working day after the day on which the writ is taken to be received.
(8)
The last day on which a notice of withdrawal of candidature by a person who stands nominated by virtue of paragraph (5) or in pursuance of paragraph (6) may be delivered is the seventh working day after the day on which the writ is taken to be received.
(9)
(10)
For the purposes of this rule—
(a)
a person stands in the name of a registered political party if his nomination paper contains a description which is authorised as mentioned in rule 6A(1) or (1B);
(b)
a registered political party is a party which is registered under Part 2 of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000;
(c)
a working day is a day which is not a day specified in rule 2(1)(a) to (c).