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(1)Subject to any disqualification by virtue of this Act or any other enactment, a person is qualified to be elected and to be the Mayor or an Assembly member if he satisfies the requirements of subsections (2) to (4) below.
(2)The person must be—
(a)a Commonwealth citizen;
(b)a citizen of the Republic of Ireland; or
(c)a relevant citizen of the Union.
(3)On the relevant day, the person must have attained the age of 21 years.
(4)The person must satisfy at least one of the following conditions—
(a)on the relevant day he is, and from that day continues to be, a local government elector for Greater London;
(b)he has, during the whole of the twelve months preceding that day, occupied as owner or tenant any land or other premises in Greater London;
(c)his principal or only place of work during that twelve months has been in Greater London;
(d)he has during the whole of that twelve months resided in Greater London.
(5)This section applies in relation to being returned as a London member under section 11 above otherwise than at an election as it applies in relation to being elected.
(6)References in this section to election shall accordingly be construed as if a London member so returned were elected at an election on the day on which he is to be treated as returned.
(7)In the application of this section by virtue of subsection (5) above, any reference to the day on which a person is nominated as a candidate shall be taken as a reference to the day on which notification of the person’s name is given under section 11(3) above by the Greater London returning officer.
(8)In this section—
“citizen of the Union” shall be construed in accordance with Article 8.1 of the Treaty establishing the European Community (as amended by Title II of the Treaty on European Union);
“relevant citizen of the Union” means a citizen of the Union who is not—
a Commonwealth citizen; or
a citizen of the Republic of Ireland;
“the relevant day”, in relation to any candidate, means—
the day on which he is nominated as a candidate and also, if there is a poll, the day of the election; or
if the election is not preceded by the nomination of candidates, the day of the election.
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