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.