PART 3The election campaign

The election agent

Office of election agent and sub-agent28

1

Every election agent and every sub-agent must have an office to which all claims, notices, legal process and other documents may be sent.

2

The address of the office must be—

a

declared to the police area returning officer at the same time as the appointment of the agent is declared to the officer,

b

stated in the public notice of the name of the agent, and

c

forwarded by the officer to the local returning officer for each voting area wholly or partly comprised in the police area.

3

The office of the election agent must be within the police area.

4

The office of a sub-agent must be in the area within which the sub-agent is appointed to act.

5

Any claim, notice, legal process or other document delivered at the office of a person who is the election agent or sub-agent and addressed to that person, is deemed to have been served on that person.

6

The person who is acting as agent or sub-agent in a PCC election may in respect of any matter connected with the election be sued in any court having jurisdiction at the place where the person’s office is situated.