2. The returning officer shall, not later than the F41[the forty-fifth day] (disregarding any excluded day) before the polling day, give public notice in the form directed by the Minister of the European election (in this Schedule referred to as the “notice of election”) stating—

(a) the times for receiving nominations,

(b) the requirement on candidates referred to in section 12(2) to secure 60 assents or make a deposit in accordance with section 13,

(c) the times and place at which nomination papers, replacement candidates lists and the forms of statutory declaration referred to in rule 6 may be obtained,

(d) the times and place at which the returning officer will attend to receive nominations, and

(e) the day and the period fixed for the holding of the poll if the election is contested.]