- Draft legislation
This is a draft item of legislation. This draft has since been made as a UK Statutory Instrument: The Recall of MPs Act 2015 (Recall Petition) Regulations 2016 No. 295
146.—(1) Subject to paragraph (4), paragraphs (2) and (3) apply to any document which under or by virtue of these Regulations is required or authorised to be given to electors or displayed in any place for the purposes of a petition.
(2) The petition officer who is required or authorised to give or display the document must, as the petition officer thinks appropriate, give or display or otherwise make available in such form as the petition officer considers appropriate—
(a)the document in Braille,
(b)the document in languages other than English,
(c)graphical representations of the information contained in the document,
(d)other means of making the information contained in the document accessible to persons who might not otherwise have reasonable access to the information.
(3) The petition officer required or authorised to give or display the document must also, as the petition officer considers appropriate, make available the information contained in the document in such audible form as the petition officer thinks appropriate.
(4) Paragraphs (2) and (3) do not apply to the signing sheet.
The Whole Instrument you have selected contains over 200 provisions and might take some time to download. You may also experience some issues with your browser, such as an alert box that a script is taking a long time to run.
Would you like to continue?
The Whole Instrument you have selected contains over 200 provisions and might take some time to download.
Would you like to continue?
The Whole Instrument you have selected contains over 200 provisions and might take some time to download. You may also experience some issues with your browser, such as an alert box that a script is taking a long time to run.
Would you like to continue?
Latest Available (revised):The latest available updated version of the legislation incorporating changes made by subsequent legislation and applied by our editorial team. Changes we have not yet applied to the text, can be found in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ area.
Original (As Enacted or Made): The original version of the legislation as it stood when it was enacted or made. No changes have been applied to the text.
Draft Explanatory Memorandum sets out a brief statement of the purpose of a Draft Statutory Instrument and provides information about its policy objective and policy implications. They aim to make the Draft Statutory Instrument accessible to readers who are not legally qualified and accompany any Statutory Instrument or Draft Statutory Instrument laid before Parliament from June 2004 onwards.
Access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item from this tab. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:
Use this menu to access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:
Click 'View More' or select 'More Resources' tab for additional information including: