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Recall of MPs Act 2015

Recall of MPs Act 2015

2015 CHAPTER 25

Commentary on Sections (and Schedules)

Section 8: Notice of petition to be sent to registered electors

50.Section 8 provides that, as soon as reasonably practicable after designating the signing location(s), the petition officer must notify such of those who are registered on the parliamentary electoral register for the constituency who fall within descriptions to be specified in regulations that the Minister must make (subsection (1)(a)) and any other description of persons which may be specified in those regulations (subsection (1)(b)). The regulations must also require the notice to contain information relating to the recall condition which has been met in relation to the MP (subsection (2)).

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