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

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2.—(1) These Regulations apply to the United Kingdom with the following exceptions.

(2) The following provisions apply to England and Wales and Scotland only—

(a)regulation 27 (signing procedure);

(b)regulation 51 (absent signing at any petition for a definite or an indefinite period);

(c)regulation 53 (absent signing at a particular petition);

(d)regulation 55 (absent signers lists);

(e)regulation 59 (the personal identifiers record);

(f)regulation 64 (additional requirements for applications for a proxy signature for a definite or indefinite period on the grounds of blindness or other disability);

(g)regulation 67 (additional provision concerning the requirement that an application for absent signing must be signed by the applicant);

(h)regulation 68 (additional requirements for applications for a proxy signature in respect of a particular petition);

(i)regulation 69 (additional requirements for applications for an emergency proxy signature in respect of a particular petition);

(j)regulation 71 (closing date for applications);

(k)regulation 83 (form of postal petition statement);

(l)regulation 94 (spoilt postal signing sheets);

(m)regulation 96 (lost postal signing sheets);

(n)regulation 106 (confirming receipt of postal signing statements);

(o)regulation 107 (procedure in relation to postal petition statements: personal identifier verification);

(p)regulation 110 (list of rejected postal signing sheets);

(q)regulation 111 (checking of lists of rejected postal signing sheets);

(r)regulation 115 (notification of a rejected postal petition statement);

(s)regulation 116 (requirement to provide fresh signature following rejection of a postal petition statement);

(t)regulation 127 (disturbances at petition meetings);

(u)paragraphs 1 and 2 of Schedule 1 (supply of register).

(3) The following provisions apply to England and Wales and Northern Ireland only—

(a)regulation 44 (delivery of documents to the registration officer);

(b)regulation 45 (orders for production of documents);

(c)regulation 46 (retention of documents).

(4) The following provisions apply to England and Wales only—

(a)regulation 74 (appeals);

(b)Part 2 of Schedule 4 (the Election Petition Rules 1960).

(5) The following provisions apply to Northern Ireland only—

(a)regulation 28 (signing procedure);

(b)regulation 31 (refusal to deliver signing sheet);

(c)regulation 52 (absent signing at any petition for an indefinite period);

(d)regulation 54 (absent signing at a particular petition);

(e)regulation 56 (absent signers lists);

(f)regulation 65 (additional requirements for applications for a proxy signature for an indefinite period on grounds of blindness or other disability);

(g)regulation 70 (additional requirements for applications in respect of a particular petition);

(h)regulation 72 (closing date for applications);

(i)regulation 76 (appeals);

(j)regulation 84 (form of declaration of identity);

(k)regulation 95 (spoilt postal signing sheets);

(l)regulation 97 (lost postal signing sheets);

(m)regulation 105 (procedure in relation to declaration of identity).

(6) The following provisions apply to Scotland only—

(a)regulation 47 (retention and disposal of documents in Scotland);

(b)regulation 75 (appeals).

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I1Reg. 2 in force at 4.3.2016, see reg. 1

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