Office of agents of registered parties
36.—(1) Every national election agent, every election agent and every sub-agent of a registered party shall have an office to which all claims, notices, writs, summonses and documents may be sent.
(2) The office of a national election agent shall be in the United Kingdom and shall be—
(a)declared to the Secretary of State at the same time as the appointment of the agent is declared to him; and
(b)stated in the public notice of the name of the agent.
(3) The office of the election agent or sub-agent of a registered party shall be within the United Kingdom or, in the case of a party standing for election in the combined region, Gibraltar and shall be—
(a)declared to the appropriate officer at the same time as the appointment of the agent is declared to him; and
(b)stated in the public notice of the name of the agent.
(4) Any claim, notice, writ, summons or document delivered at the address of the national election agent, election agent or sub-agent and addressed to him, shall be deemed to have been served on him and every national election agent, election agent or sub-agent may in respect of any matter connected with the election in which he is acting be sued in any court having jurisdiction at the place where his office is situated.