11(1)Section 56 (application to court for declaration of failure to comply with requirements regarding elections) shall be amended as follows.E+W+S
F1(2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(3)After subsection (7) insert—
“(8)The following paragraphs have effect if a person applies under section 55 in relation to an alleged failure—
(a)that person may not apply under this section in relation to that failure;
(b)on an application by a different person under this section in relation to that failure, the court shall have due regard to any declaration, order, observations or reasons made or given by the Certification Officer regarding that failure and brought to the court’s notice.”
Textual Amendments
F1Sch. 6 para. 11(2) repealed (22.7.2004) by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2004 (c. 14), Sch. 1 Pt. 8