(cf section 32A EFED Act)
(1) A person nominated as a candidate at an election in accordance with the Electoral Act 2017 or in accordance with the Local Government Act 1993 is taken to be registered under this Act as a candidate for the election.
(2) The candidates who comprise a group at an election are taken to be registered under this Act as a group for the election.
(3) The Electoral Commission is to make appropriate recordings in the Register of Candidates for an election to give effect to the deemed registration of a candidate or group under this section for the election.