SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 4LEGAL PROCEEDINGS: APPLICATION TO RECALL PETITIONS OF EXISTING PROVISIONS
PART 1REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE ACT 1983, PART 3
General modifications
2.
A reference, however expressed, in a provision applied by this Schedule or in the heading to such a provision—
(a)
to a parliamentary election petition, other than the reference in section 123(1)(a) (rota of judges), has effect as if it were a reference to a recall petition complaint;
(b)
to any term in the first column of the following table has effect as if it were a reference to the corresponding term in the second column.
Term referred to | Modification |
|---|---|
Candidate at an election A corrupt or illegal practice Election Petitioner | The MP to whom a recall petition relates A corrupt or illegal practice under the Recall of MPs Act 2015 or the Recall of MPs (Recall Petition) Regulations 2016 Petition Complainant |