European Parliament Elections Act, 1997
Nomination of candidates and replacement candidates. |
12.—(1) At a European election a person may nominate himself or herself as a candidate or may, with his or her consent, be nominated by another person (being a person registered as a European elector in the constituency for which the person proposes to nominate the candidate) as proposer. | |
(2) At a European election— | ||
(a) a registered political party, and | ||
(b) a person who in relation to the election is a non-party candidate, | ||
may, subject to and in accordance with rules 17, 18 and 19 of the Second Schedule , nominate one or more persons, with the consent of the person or persons concerned, to be as regards the election replacement candidates. | ||
(3) Subject to rule 17(b) of the Second Schedule , a person who is a candidate at a European election shall be eligible for nomination as a replacement candidate. | ||
(4) At a European election a person may not be nominated as a candidate or as a replacement candidate in respect of more than one constituency. |