Electoral Law Act (Northern Ireland) 1962 (c. 14)

SCHEDULES

F1 SCHEDULE 5 N.I. Local Elections Rules

F1 SI 1985/454

Part II N.I. Stages Common to Contested and Uncontested Elections

Right to attend nomination N.I.

9 (1) Except for the purpose of delivering a nomination paper or of assisting the returning officer no person is entitled to attend the proceedings during the time for delivery of nomination papers or for making objections to them unless he is—

(a) a person standing nominated as a candidate, or

(b) the election agent, proposer or seconder of such a person, but where a candidate acts as his own election agent he may name one other person who shall be entitled to attend in place of his election agent.[F2 or

(c) a person who is entitled to attend by virtue of section 6A or 6B of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000,]

(2) Where a person stands nominated by more than one nomination paper, only the persons subscribing as proposer and seconder—

(a) to such one of those papers as he may select, or

(b) in default of such a selection, to that one of those papers which is first delivered,

shall be entitled to attend as his proposer and seconder.

(3) The right to attend conferred by this rule includes the right—

(a) to inspect, and

(b) to object to the validity of,

any nomination paper.

[F3 (4) Paragraph (3) does not apply to a person mentioned in paragraph (1)(c).]

F2 Sch. 5 rule 9(1)(c) and preceding word inserted (1.7.2008) by Electoral Administration Act 2006 (c. 22), ss. 47, 77(2), Sch. 1 para. 56(a); S.I. 2008/1316, art. 2(3), 5(f)(iii)

F3 Sch. 5 rule 9(4) inserted (1.7.2008) by Electoral Administration Act 2006 (c. 22), ss. 47, 77(2), Sch. 1 para. 56(b); S.I. 2008/1316, art. 2(3), 5(f)(iii)