31. Persons entitled to be present during nomination proceedings

Amended

Last amended by an amending law of 2021. 2 amendments in all.

(1)

Subject to subsection (2), the following persons, and no others, are entitled to be present at the proceedings specified in sections 29, 29A, 30 and 32:

(a)

the candidates;

(b)

each candidate’s proposer, seconder and assentors;

(c)

one other person (if any) appointed in writing by each candidate;

(d)

the Returning Officer and any persons authorised by the Returning Officer to assist him or her at the proceedings; (e)any other person with the written permission of the Returning Officer to be present at the proceedings.

(2)

A person seeking to be a candidate for election in an electoral division may be refused entry to the place of nomination unless —

(a)

the person is issued a political donation certificate in respect of that election;

(b)

the person is accompanied by at least 6 others as his or her proposer, seconder and assentors; and

(c)

where that electoral division is a group representation constituency —

(i)

the person is a member of a group of persons which satisfies the requirements of section 27A(3);

(ii)

the person is accompanied by all of the other members of that group; and

(iii)

at least one of the members of that group is certified under section 27A(6)(b) as belonging to the community designated for that constituency under section 8A(1)(b).

(3)

Subsection (2) only applies to the initial entry of a person seeking to be a candidate for an election to a place of nomination for that election.