The Greater London Authority Elections (Amendment) Rules 2004 No. 227

SCHEDULE 9 RULES FOR CONDUCT OF AN ELECTION OF LONDON MEMBERS OF THE LONDON ASSEMBLY WHERE THE POLL IS TAKEN TOGETHER WITH THE POLL AT ANY OTHER ELECTION OR REFERENDUMTHE LONDON MEMBERS ELECTION RULES

PART III Stages Common to Contested and Uncontested Elections

Consent to nomination

8.  A person shall not be validly nominated (whether as an individual candidate or a list candidate) unless his consent to nomination—

(a) is given in writing in the appropriate form, or a form to the like effect, on or within one month before the last day for the delivery of nomination papers,

(b) contains a statement that he has read whichever of sub-paragraphs (5) and (6) of paragraph 5 of Schedule 2 to the 1999 Act (persons who may not be candidates) applies in his case;

(c) is attested by one witness, whose name and address shall be given, and

(d) is delivered at the place and within the time for delivery of nomination papers.