S. 11 in force at 4.3.2016 by S.I. 2016/290, reg. 2

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2015/25/section/11/2016-03-04Recall of MPs Act 2015An Act to make provision about the recall of members of the House of Commons; and for connected purposes.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2024-05-18Expert Participation2016-03-04Conduct of the recall petition process
11How entitlement to sign a recall petition is to be exercised1

A person who is entitled to sign a recall petition may sign it—

a

in person,

b

by post, or

c

by proxy,

subject to meeting the requirements of regulations under section 18 about signing it by that method.

2

A person who is entitled to sign a recall petition may sign it only once.

3

Once a recall petition has been signed, the signature cannot be withdrawn.

4

Unless stated otherwise, references in this Act (however expressed) to the signing of a recall petition by a person are to the person signing it by any of the methods mentioned in subsection (1) otherwise than as a proxy for another person.

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