Amendment of regulation 71 (closing date for applications: England and Wales and Scotland)U.K.
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89.—(1) Regulation 71 (closing date for applications: England and Wales and Scotland) is amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph (2), for “An” substitute “Subject to paragraph (2A), an”.
(3) After that paragraph insert—
“(2A) An application under regulation 57(6) which is made on grounds relating to identification must be disregarded for the purposes of a particular petition if it is received by the registration officer after the relevant time on the last day of the signing period at the petition for which it is made.”.
(4) In paragraph (3), for “paragraph (4)” substitute “paragraphs (4) or (4A)”.
(5) In paragraph (4)—
(a)after “received” insert “after the relevant time”;
(b)omit the words from “less than 5 hours” to the end.
(6) After paragraph (4) insert—
“(4A) Where an application is made under regulation 53(2) or 57(7) on grounds relating to identification, the application must be refused if it is received after the relevant time on the last day of the signing period at the petition for which it is made.
(4B) In paragraphs (2A) and (4A), “grounds relating to identification” has the meaning given in regulation 71A.”.
(7) After paragraph (7) insert—
“(8) In this regulation, “the relevant time” on the last day of the signing period means—
(a)5pm, or
(b)if earlier, the beginning of the final hour that the petition is available for signing on that day.”.