# The Recall of MPs Act 2015 (Recall Petition) Regulations 2016, Regulation 124: Prohibition on publication of exit polls


(1) A person must not, before the end of the last day of the signing period for a petition, publish—
(a) any statement relating to whether any person has signed the petition where that statement is (or might reasonably be taken to be) based on information given by that person; or
(b) any forecast as to the result of the petition which is (or might reasonably be taken to be) based on information so given.
(2) A person who contravenes paragraph (1) is liable on summary conviction to a fine or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months.
(3) In this regulation—
“forecast” includes estimate; and
“publish” means make available to the public at large, or any section of the public, in whatever form and by whatever means.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2016/9780111141991/regulation/124 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-recall-of-mps-act-2015-recall-petition-regulations-2016/regulation-124
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