SCHEDULES

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

PART 1 REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE ACT 1983, PART 3

Consequences of finding by petition court of corrupt or illegal practice

20.  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”.