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(1) Subject to subsection (3), an application by a party under section 6 or 8 must be signed by its responsible officers.
(2) For the purposes of this section "the responsible officers" are -
(a) the registered leader;
(b) the registered nominating officer;
(c) where the leader and the nominating officer are the same person, the other registered officer.
(3) If any responsible officer is unable to sign an application -
(a) the holder of some other office in the party may sign in his place, and
(b) the application must include a statement of the reason why the responsible officer is unable to sign and a declaration that the holder of the other office is authorised to sign in his place.