SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 4LEGAL PROCEEDINGS: APPLICATION TO RECALL PETITIONS OF EXISTING PROVISIONS

PART 1REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE ACT 1983, PART 3

Consequences of finding by petition court of corrupt or illegal practiceI120

In section 159 (MP reported guilty of corrupt or illegal practice)—

a

for subsections (1) and (3) substitute—

1

If the MP in relation to whom an unsuccessful recall petition is held is reported guilty of any corrupt or illegal practice that petition shall be void.

b

in subsection (4), after “this Act” insert “and the Recall of MPs Act 2015 (Recall Petition) Regulations 2016”.