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Recall of MPs Act 2015

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All reference to 'Parts' and 'sections' are from the Recall of MPs Act 2015. For other versions of these Explanatory Notes, see More Resources.

  1. Introduction

  2. Summary

  3. Territorial Extent and Application

  4. Commentary on Sections (and Schedules)

    1. Section 1: How an MP becomes subject to a recall petition process

    2. Section 2: The first and third recall conditions: further provision

    3. Section 3: The first and third recall conditions: expiry of appeal period

    4. Section 4: The first and third recall conditions: courts to notify the Speaker

    5. Section 5: Speaker’s notice that first, second or third recall condition has been met

    6. Section 6: Petition officers

    7. Schedule 1: Petition officers

    8. Section 7: Where and from when the recall petition may be signed

    9. Section 8: Notice of petition to be sent to registered electors

    10. Section 9: Recall petition to be made available for signing

    11. Section 10: Persons entitled to sign a recall petition

    12. Schedule 2: Alteration of registers of parliamentary electors

    13. Section 11: How entitlement to sign a recall petition is to be exercised

    14. Section 12: Double signing

    15. Section 13: Early termination of recall petition process

    16. Section 14: Determination of whether recall petition successful

    17. Section 15: Effect of successful petition

    18. Section 16: Expenses, donations and reporting

    19. Schedule 3: Regulation of expenditure

    20. Schedule 4: Control of donations to accredited campaigners

    21. Schedule 5: Recall petition returns

    22. Section 17: Loans

    23. Section 18: Power to make further provision about conduct of a recall petition etc

    24. Section 19: Performance of the Speaker’s functions by others

    25. Section 20: Minor and consequential amendments

    26. Schedule 6: Minor and consequential amendments

    27. Section 21: Regulations

    28. Section 22: Interpretation

    29. Section 23: Extent

    30. Section 24: Commencement

    31. Section 25: Short title

  5. Commencement

  6. Hansard References

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