SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 2Rules for conduct of an election of councillors for a community where poll is taken together with poll at a relevant election

PART 9Disposal of Documents

Destruction of home address forms by returning officer

70.

(1)

The returning officer must destroy each candidate’s home address form—

(a)

on the next day following the 35th day after the returning officer has returned the names of the councillors elected, unless an election petition questioning the election or the return of candidates is presented before that day;

(b)

if an election petition questioning the election or return of councillors is presented before that day, as soon as practicable following the conclusion of proceedings on the petition (including, where there is an appeal, the proceedings on the appeal).

(2)

For the purpose of deciding the day on which candidates’ home address forms must be destroyed, any day that is an excluded day must be disregarded.