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

Grant or refusal of applications

73.—(1) Where the registration officer grants an application to sign the petition by post, the officer must notify the applicant of that decision.

(2) Where the registration officer grants an application for the appointment of a proxy, that officer must confirm in writing to the elector that the proxy has been appointed, the proxy’s name and address and the duration of the appointment.

(3) Where the registration officer refuses an application under this Part, the officer must notify the applicant of that decision and of the reasons for it.

(4) Where the registration officer grants an application made under—

(a) regulation 53(4) by a person shown as signing the petition by post in the record kept under regulation 51(4),

(b) regulation 54(4) by a person shown as signing the petition by post in the record kept under regulation 52(5),

(c) regulation 58(8) by a person shown as signing the petition by post in the record kept under regulation 58(7),

the officer must notify the applicant of this.

(5) Where a person is removed from the record kept pursuant to regulation 51(4), 52(5) or 58(7) the registration officer must where practicable notify that person of this and the reason for it.

(6) Where the appointment of a proxy is cancelled by the elector or otherwise ceases to be in force, the registration officer must, where practicable, notify the elector that the appointment has been cancelled or, as the case may be, notify the elector that the appointment has ceased and the reasons for it.

(7) Where under regulation 71 or 72 (closing date for applications) the registration officer disregards an application for the purposes of a particular petition, the officer must, where practicable, notify the applicant of this.

(8) The registration officer must send to the petition officer details of any application to sign the petition by post which has been granted under this Chapter as soon as practicable after doing so.