5.—(1) Article 52 (authorised excuses for failure as to return and declarations) is amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph (1), omit “, a party’s nominating officer”.
(3) Omit paragraph (3)(c).
(4) Omit paragraph (4)(e).
(5) In paragraph (6)(a), omit “(or, in the case of a candidate on a party’s regional list, the party’s nominating officer)”.
(6) In paragraph (6), omit “or, as the case may be, nominating officer”.