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6.—(1) Each individual candidate shall be nominated by a separate nomination paper which shall be in the appropriate form.
(2) The nomination paper of an individual candidate shall state the candidate's—
(a)full names,
(b)home address, in full, and
(c)if desired, description,
and the surname shall be placed first in the list of names.
(3) The description, if any, shall not exceed six words in length, and need not refer to the candidate’s rank, profession or calling so long as, with his other particulars, it is sufficient to identify him.
(4) The nomination paper of an individual candidate may not include a description of the candidate which is likely to lead voters to associate the candidate with a registered party unless the description is authorised by a certificate—
(a)issued by or on behalf of the party’s nominating officer, and
(b)received by the GLRO before the last time for the delivery of nomination papers.
(5) The nomination paper of each individual candidate shall be delivered at the place fixed for the purpose by the GLRO, which—
(a)in relation to the first ordinary election shall be at the offices of the person designated by order under section 3(4) of the 1999 Act to be the returning officer at the election;
(b)in relation to any subsequent election, shall be at the offices of the Greater London Authority.
(6) A person shall be guilty of a corrupt practice if he fraudulently purports to be authorised to issue a certificate under paragraph (4) on behalf of a registered party’s nominating officer.
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