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41.Control of donations to constituency and individual candidates
43.Constituency and individual candidates: payment of expenses by or through election agent
44.Expenses which may be paid otherwise than by election agent
46.Constituency and individual candidates: prohibition of expenses not authorised by election agent etc
47.Constituency and individual candidates: limitation of election expenses
52.Constituency and individual candidates: return as to election expenses
53.Constituency and individual candidates: declaration as to election expenses
54.Party list candidates: declarations as to election expenses
55.Circumstances in which no return or declaration is required
57.Penalty for sitting or voting where no return and declarations are delivered etc
58.Authorised excuses for failures as to return and declarations
59.Court’s power to require information from election agent or sub-agent
60.Duty of appropriate returning officer to forward returns and declarations to the Commission
61.Publication of time and place of inspection of returns and declarations
62.Constituency and individual candidates: inspection of returns and declarations
64.Property, goods, services etc. provided free of charge or at a discount
88.Time for presentation or amendment of Assembly election petition
100.Election court determination in respect of a constituency election etc
101.Regional election determined to be void by election court
108.Report as to candidate guilty of a corrupt or illegal practice
109.Candidate reported guilty of corrupt or illegal practice
110.Persons reported personally guilty of corrupt or illegal practices
111.Persons reported personally guilty of corrupt or illegal practices at parliamentary elections or local government elections
112.Persons reported personally guilty of corrupt or illegal practices at European parliamentary elections
122.Conviction of illegal practice on charge of corrupt practice etc
123.Incapacities on conviction of corrupt or illegal practice
124.Incapacities on conviction of corrupt or illegal practice at parliamentary or local government elections
125.Incapacities on conviction of corrupt or illegal practice at European parliamentary elections
129.Prosecution of offences committed outside the United Kingdom
131.Evidence by certificate of holding of Assembly elections
Absent voting at Assembly elections
3.Additional requirements for applications for appointment of a proxy
4.Additional requirements for applications on grounds of blindness or other disability
5.Additional requirements for applications for a proxy vote based on occupation, service, employment or attendance on a course
6.Additional requirements for applications to vote by proxy in respect of a particular Assembly election
12.Requirement to provide fresh signatures at five yearly intervals
14.Conditions on the use, supply and inspection of absent voter records or lists
Issue and receipt of postal ballot papers
9.Rule 38 of Schedule 5 (appointment of polling and counting agents)
13.Rule 47 of Schedule 5 (votes marked by presiding officer)
14.Rule 48 of Schedule 5 (voting by persons with disabilities)
16.Rule 51 of Schedule 5 (correction of errors on the day of poll)
17.Rule 52 of Schedule 5 (adjournment of poll in case of riot)
19.Rule 54 of Schedule 5 (time of, and attendance at, counting of votes)
21.Rule 67 of Schedule 5 (delivery of documents to relevant registration officer)
22.Rule 70 of Schedule 5 (constituency election: death of independent candidate)
23.Rule 73 of Schedule 5 (constituency election: death of party candidate)
27.Modifications to principal area election rules: general provision
28.Rule 16 of principal area election rules (the ballot papers)
29.Rule 21 of principal area election rules (notice of poll)
30.Rule 25 of principal area election rules (issue of official poll cards)
31.Rule 26 of principal area election rules (equipment of polling stations)
32.Rule 27 of principal area election rules (appointment of polling and counting agents)
33.Rule 35 of principal area election rules (voting procedure)
34.Rule 36 of principal area election rules (votes marked by presiding officer)
35.Rule 37 of principal area election rules (voting by persons with disabilities)
36.Rule 39 of principal area election rules (tendered ballot papers, general provisions)
37.Rule 42 of principal area election rules (adjournment of poll in case of riot)
38.Rule 43 of principal area election rules (procedure on close of poll)
39.Rule 44 of principal area election rules (attendance at counting of votes)
41.Rule 52 of principal area election rules (delivery of documents to relevant registration officer)
42.Rule 55 of principal area election rules (countermand or abandonment of poll on death of candidate)
43.Appendix of forms to principal area election rules (postal voting statement)
44.Appendix of forms to principal area election rules (directions for the guidance of the voters in voting)
45.Appendix of forms to principal area election rules (declaration to be made by the companion of a voter with disabilities)
46.Modifications to community election rules: general provision
49.Rule 25 of community election rules (issue of official poll cards)
50.Rule 26 of community election rules (equipment of polling stations)
51.Rule 27 of community election rules (appointment of polling and counting agents)
53.Rule 36 of community election rules (votes marked by presiding officer)
54.Rule 37 of community election rules (voting by persons with disabilities)
55.Rule 39 of community election rules (tendered ballot papers; general provisions)
56.Rule 42 of community election rules (adjournment of poll in case of riot)
57.Rule 43 of community election rules (procedure on close of poll)
58.Rule 44 of community election rules (attendance at counting of votes)
60.Rule 55 of community election rules (countermand or abandonment of poll on death of candidate)
61.Appendix of forms to community election rules (postal voting statement)
62.Appendix of forms to community election rules (directions for the guidance of the voters in voting)
63.Appendix of forms to community election rules (declaration to be made by the companion of a voter with disabilities)
PART 2 Stages common to contested and uncontested elections
5.Constituency nomination paper: name or description of registered political party
6.Nomination of individual candidates at a regional election
7.Nomination of parties and party list candidates at a regional election
8.Party nomination paper: name or description of registered political party
13.Decisions as to validity of individual and constituency nomination papers
16.Constituency election: publication of statement of persons nominated
17.Regional election: publication of statement of parties and other persons nominated
19.Disqualification by Representation of the People Act 1981
20.Adjournment of nomination proceedings in the case of riot
PART 4 Final proceedings in contested and uncontested elections
Control of donations to candidates
8.The publication of any matter, other than an advertisement, relating...
9.The provision of any facilities provided in pursuance of any...
10.The provision by an individual of his own services which...
11.(1) Accommodation which is the candidate’s sole or main residence....
12.(1) Transport by a means of transport which was acquired...
13.(1) Computing or printing equipment which was acquired by the...
Use for Assembly election meetings of rooms in school premises and of meeting rooms
Form CH: Form of individual nomination paper: regional election
Form CK1: Directions as to printing the ballot paper: constituency election
2.So far as practicable, the arrangements set down below shall...
3.Nothing in paragraph 2 prohibits the front of the ballot...
4.(1) This paragraph makes provision in respect of that part...
6.The blocks, numbers, particulars of the candidates (except their addresses)...
8.The space on the ballot paper between each horizontal rule...
9.On the ballot paper the surname of each candidate shall...
11.The number and other unique identifying mark may be printed...
Form CL1: Directions as to printing the ballot paper: regional election
2.So far as practicable, the arrangements set down below shall...
3.Nothing in paragraph 2 prohibits the front of the ballot...
4.(1) This paragraph makes provision in respect of that part...
6.The blocks, numbers, descriptions of registered political parties, names of...
8.The space on the ballot paper between each horizontal rule...
12.The number and other unique identifying mark may be printed...
Form CO: Form of corresponding number list for use by presiding officers in polling stations
Form CP: Form of directions for the guidance of voters in voting
Form CQ: Form of declaration to be made by the companion of a voter with disabilities
Form CR: Form of certificate declaring candidate to be returned at a constituency election
Form CS: Form of certificate declaring candidates to be returned at a regional election
Form CU: Form of return: expenses incurred in support of a candidate
Form CV: Form of declaration: expenses incurred in support of a candidate
Form CX: Form of declaration by constituency or individual candidate as to election expenses
Form CY: Form of declaration by party list candidates as to election expenses
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