Notice of election and nomination of candidatesE+W
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.E+W
(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—E+W
(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.