The Greater London Authority Elections Rules 2007 No. 3541

SCHEDULE 3 U.K. THE MAYORAL ELECTION RULES

PART 3 U.K. Stages Common To Contested And Uncontested Elections

Consent to nomination U.K.

8.—(1) A person will not be validly nominated unless his consent to nomination—

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

(b) is attested by one witness whose name and address must be given; and

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

(2) A candidate's consent given under this rule must—

(a) state the day, month and year of his birth; and

(b) contain a statement that to the best of the candidate's knowledge and belief he is not disqualified from being elected by reason of—

(i) any disqualification set out in section 21 (disqualification from being the Mayor or an Assembly member) of the 1999 Act, F1 ...

[F2 (ii) a decision made under section 78A of the Local Government Act 2000 (decisions of First-tier tribunal), or

(iii) an order made under section 34(4) of the Localism Act 2011 (offences).]

Textual Amendments

F1 Word in Sch. 3 rule 8(2)(b) omitted (8.2.2016) by virtue of The Greater London Authority Elections (Amendment) Rules 2016 (S.I. 2016/24), rules 1(2), 7(3)(a)

F2 Sch. 3 rule 8(2)(b)(ii)(iii) substituted for Sch. 3 rule 8(2)(b)(ii) (8.2.2016) by The Greater London Authority Elections (Amendment) Rules 2016 (S.I. 2016/24), rules 1(2), 7(3)(b)