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Representation of the People Act 1983,Schedule 1, Parliament Election Rules (also know as PER 1983)
Part I
Art 12. Decisions as to validity of nominationpapers
(1) Where a nomination paper and the candidate'sconsent to it are delivered and a deposit is made in accordance with theserules, the candidate shall be deemed to stand nominated unless and until (a)the returning officer decides that the nomination paper is invalid; or (b) proofis given to the returning officer's satisfaction of the candidate's death; or(c) the candidate withdraws.
(2) The returning officer is entitled to hold anomination paper invalid only on one of the following grounds
(a) that the particulars of the candidate or thepersons subscribing the paper are not as required by law ;
(b) that the paper is not subscribed as so required; and
(c) that the candidate is disqualified by theRepresentation of 1981 the People Act 1981.
(3) The returning officer shall give hisdecision on any objection to a nomination paper as soon as practicable after itis made.
(4) Where he decides that a nomination paper isinvalid, he shall endorse and sign on the paper the fact and the reasons forhis decision.
(5) The returning officer's decision that anomination paper is valid shall be final and shall not be questioned in anyproceeding whatsoever.
(6) Subject to paragraph (5) above nothing in thisrule prevents the validity of a nomination being questioned on an electionpetition.
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PLUS
(in case a petition is filed)
- Representation of the People Act 1983
Art. 144 Conclusion of trial of parliamentary election petition.
(1) Atthe conclusion of the trial of a parliamentary election petition, the electioncourt shall determine whether the member whose election or return is complainedof, or any and what other person, was duly returned or elected or whether theelection was void, and the determination so certified shall be final to allintents as to the matters at issue on the petition.
(2)The election court shall forthwith certify in writing the determination to theSpeaker.
(3) Ifthe judges constituting the election court (a) differ as to whether the memberwhose election or return is complained of was duly elected or returned, theyshall certify that difference and the member shall be deemed to be duly electedor returned; (b) determine that the member was not duly elected or returned butdiffer as to the rest of the determination, they shall certify that differenceand the election shall be deemed to be void.
(4)Where any charge is made in the petition of any corrupt or illegal practicehaving been committed at the election the court shall, in addition to giving acertificate, and at the same time, make a report to the Speaker as required bysections 158 and 160 below and also stating whether corrupt or illegalpractices have, or whether there is reason to believe that corrupt or illegalpractices have, extensively prevailed at the election.
(5)The election court may at the same time make a special report to the Speaker asto matters arising in the course of the trial an account of which in thejudgment of the court ought to be submitted to the House of Commons.
(6)Every report sent to the Speaker under this section shall be signed by bothjudges of the election court and if the judges differ as to the subject of thereport, they shall certify that difference and make no report on the subject onwhich they so differ.
(7)The House of Commons, on being informed by the Speaker of a certificate and anyreport of an election court, shall order the certificate and report (if any) tobe entered in their journals and shall give the necessary direction (a) forconfirming or altering the return, o (b) for issuing a writ for a new election,or (c) for carrying the determination into execution as the circumstances mayrequire, and where the court make a special report, the House of Commons maymake such order in respect of that report as they think proper.
