The Recall of MPs Act 2015 (Recall Petition) Regulations 2016

Notices in connection with alteration of registers: amendments

152.—(1) The 2001 Regulations, the 2001 (Scotland) Regulations and the 2008 Regulations are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 36 of both the 2001 Regulations and the 2001 (Scotland) Regulations (notices in connection with registration: England and Wales and Scotland)—

(a) in paragraph (2)—

(i) after “13AB(2)”, for “or” substitute “,”;

(ii) after “(3D)” insert “or 13BC(3) or (6)”; and

(b) after paragraph (3) insert—

“(4) For the purposes of section 13BC(5)(a) of the 1983 Act (alteration of the registers: recall petition), the prescribed time is one hour before the end of the signing period (within the meaning of section 9(2) of the Recall of MPs Act 2015).”.

(3) In the 2008 Regulations—

(a) in regulation 25 (alteration of the registers: Northern Ireland)—

(i) in the heading and in paragraph (2), after “section 13BA(3)” insert “or 13BC”; and

(ii) after paragraph (1), insert—

“(1A) For the purposes of section 13BC(2)(d) of the 1983 Act (alteration of registers: recall petition) the prescribed date is the eleventh day before the beginning of the signing period (within the meaning of section 9(2) of the Recall of MPs Act 2015).”;

(b) in regulation 44 (notices in connection with registration: Northern Ireland)—

(i) in paragraph (2)—

(aa) after “13A(2)”, for “or” substitute “,”,

(bb) after “(9)” insert “or 13BC(3) or (6)”; and

(ii) after paragraph (3) insert—

“(4) For the purposes of section 13BC(5)(a) of the 1983 Act, the prescribed time is three hours before the end of the signing period (within the meaning of section 9(2) of the Recall of MPs Act 2015).”.