Water Management (Electoral and Polling) Regulations 2019
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11 Acceptance or rejection of nominations
(1) The Returning Officer in an election must accept a nomination form for the election if he or she is satisfied that –
(a) the nomination form complies with, and is lodged and received in accordance with, regulation 10 ; and
(b) the person nominated is eligible to be a candidate in the election.
(2) The Returning Officer must reject a nomination for the election if he or she is not satisfied in accordance with subregulation (1) .