function val(form) {
	var emailPattern = /^[\w\.\-]+@([\w\-]+\.)+[a-zA-Z]+$/;
	var nominatorform = document.forms["Nominatorform"];
	var elements = document.forms["Nominatorform"].elements;
	var awardsOK = false;
	//NOMINATOR Details
	var firstName = nominatorform.elements["Firstname"];
	var lastName = nominatorform.elements["Lastname"];
	var emailaddress = nominatorform.elements["EmailAddress"];
	var postcode = nominatorform.elements["Postcode"];
	var age = nominatorform.elements["Age"];
	var awards = nominatorform.elements["Awards[]"];
	

	if (firstName.value == "") {
		alert('Please fill in your first name...');
		firstName.focus();
		return false;
	}
	if (lastName.value == "") {
		alert('Please fill in your last name...');
		lastName.focus();
		return false;
	}
	if (emailaddress.value == "") {
		alert('Please fill in your email address...');
		emailaddress.focus();
		return false;
	}
	if (!emailPattern.test(emailaddress.value)) {
		alert('Please fill in a valid email address...');
		emailaddress.select();
		return false;
	}
	if (postcode.value == "") {
		alert('Please fill in your postcode...');
		postcode.focus();
		return false;
	}
	if (age.value == 0) {
		alert('Please select an age group...');
		return false;
	}
	//AWARD NOMINATIONS
	for (var i = 0; i < awards.length; i++) {
		if (awards[i].checked) {
			awardsOK = true;
		}
	}
	if (!awardsOK) {
		alert('Please select an Award...');
		return false;
	}
	for (var i = 0; i < elements.length; i++) {
		var formfields = new Array('_nominee','_title','_company','_performanceDate','_reason');
		if (/(^|)hasform(|$)/.test(elements[i].className) && elements[i].checked == true) {
			for (var j = 0; j < formfields.length; j++) {
				if (item = nominatorform.elements[elements[i].value+formfields[j]]) {
					var item = nominatorform.elements[elements[i].value+formfields[j]];
					if (item.value == "") {
						alert('Please complete all fields in your nomination...');
						item.focus();
						return false;
					}
				}
			}
		}
	}

	return true;
}