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

Procedure on recall petition complaints

18.  In section 157 (appeals and jurisdiction)—

(a) in subsection (1), after “this Act” insert “or the Recall of MPs Act 2015”;

(b) in subsection (2)—

(i) for “and of the rules made under it” substitute “, the rules made under it and the Recall of MPs Act 2015 (Recall Petition) Regulations 2016”;

(ii) in paragraph (c), for “, and” to the end of the subsection, substitute “shall be observed.”;

(c) in subsection (4)—

(i) omit “in relation to parliamentary elections”;

(ii) after “this Part” insert “as applied by the Recall of MPs Act 2015”;

(d) omit subsection (6);

(e) in subsection (7), omit “to (6) above and, in relation to elections of councillors, subsection (3),”;

(f) in subsection (8), omit the reference to subsection (5).