SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 6U.K.Minor and consequential amendments

Representation of the People Act 1983 (c. 2)U.K.

8(1)Schedule 1 (parliamentary elections rules) is amended as follows.U.K.

(2)In rule 6 (nomination of candidates), in paragraph (2)(a), after “names,” there is inserted “ and ”.

(3)In rule 9 (deposit), in paragraph (3), for “rule 6(1)” there is substituted “ rule 6(4) ”.

(4)In rule 14 (publication of statement of persons nominated), in paragraph (2), after “nomination papers” there is inserted “ and home address forms ”.

(5)In rule 14A (correction of minor errors)—

(a)in paragraph (1), after “nomination paper” there is inserted “ or home address form ”;

(b)in paragraph (2), after sub-paragraph (b) there is inserted —

(c)in the home address form, errors as to the information mentioned in rule 6(5)(b).

(6)In the Appendix of forms—

(a)in the Form of nomination paper, in the first table following the words “candidate at the said election”, the final column (home address) is omitted;

(b)in the Form of Front of Ballot Paper, for the address after “Richard Edgbaston” there is substituted— “ (address in the Birmingham Northfield Constituency) ”;

(c)in the directions as to printing the ballot paper, in paragraph 3(b), after “address” there is inserted “ (or the constituency in which that address is situated) ”.

Commencement Information

I1Sch. 6 para. 8 wholly in force at 4.9.2009; Sch. 6 para. 8 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 43(1); Sch. 6 para. 8 in force at 4.9.2009 by S.I. 2009/2395, art. 2(d) (with art. 3)