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The Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) Order 2015
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Constituency nomination papers: name of registered party
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7.—(1) A constituency nomination paper may not include a description of a candidate which is likely to lead electors to associate the candidate with a registered party or parties unless the party (or each party) is a qualifying party in relation to the constituency and the description is authorised by a certificate in the form H2 set out in the Appendix—
(a)issued by or on behalf of the nominating officer of that party (or each party); and
(b)received by the CRO at some time during the period for the delivery of nomination papers set out in the Table in rule 1(1).
(2) A person shall be guilty of a corrupt practice if the person fraudulently purports to be authorised to issue a certificate under paragraph (1) on behalf of a registered party’s nominating officer.
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