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13.—(1) At an ordinary election, the GLRO must, before the last time for delivery of notices of withdrawal, review the statements of persons nominated which are delivered under rule 10(8).
(2) If, having reviewed the statements in accordance with paragraph (1), it appears to the GLRO that a candidate has been validly nominated for more than one Assembly constituency, the GLRO must, before the last time for delivery of notices of withdrawal, inform the CRO for each Assembly constituency in which that candidate has been validly nominated of—
(a)the candidate’s name and particulars in the statement of persons nominated, and
(b)the name of each Assembly constituency in which the candidate appears to have been validly nominated.
(3) If practicable, before the last time for delivery of notices of withdrawal, the GLRO may also inform each candidate who is the subject of the communication under paragraph (2)—
(a)that he appears to have been validly nominated in more than one Assembly constituency, and
(b)of the name of each Assembly constituency in which he appears to have been validly nominated.
(4) A candidate who is validly nominated for more than one Assembly constituency, must withdraw from his candidature, in accordance with rule 14, in all those Assembly constituencies except one.
(5) If a CRO is notified of a candidate’s name in accordance with paragraph (2), and he receives a notice of withdrawal in respect of that candidate in accordance with rule 14, he must, before the last time for delivery of notices of withdrawal, inform—
(a)the CRO of each Assembly constituency in which that candidate has been validly nominated, and
(b)the GLRO.
(6) If a candidate does not comply with paragraph (4), each CRO who has been informed of the candidate’s name under paragraph (2) must, after the last time for the delivery of notices of withdrawal, deem that candidate to have withdrawn from his candidature in each Assembly constituency.
(7) If a candidate is deemed to have withdrawn his candidature in accordance with paragraph (6), each CRO must, as soon as practicable, notify that candidate in writing that his candidature has been deemed to be withdrawn in respect of that Assembly constituency.
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