83E   Notification of independent candidacy

(1)  A candidate in an election may request that the word “Independent” be printed adjacent to the candidate’s name on the ballot-papers for the election.

(2)  Any such request is to be in writing signed by the person making the request.

(3)  Any such request is to be given before noon on the day of nomination to:

(a)  in the case of a periodic Council election—the Electoral Commissioner, or

(b)  in the case of an election of a Member of the Assembly for an electoral district—the returning officer for the district or the Electoral Commissioner.

(4)  A candidate may not make both a request under this section and a claim under section 81C to have the candidate’s name included in a group on the ballot-paper.