Correction of minor errorsU.K.
12.—(1) At any time before the publication under rule 13 of the statement of persons nominated, a police area returning officer may correct minor errors in a nomination paper or a home address form.
(2) Errors that may be corrected include—
(a)errors as to a person's electoral number;
(b)obvious errors of spelling in relation to the details of a candidate;
(c)in the home address form, errors as to the information mentioned in rule 5(7)(b).
(3) Anything done by a police area returning officer in pursuance of this rule may not be questioned in any proceeding other than proceedings on a PCC election petition.
(4) A police area returning officer must have regard to any guidance issued by the Commission for the purposes of this rule.