{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-recall-of-mps-act-2015-recall-petition-regulations-2016/regulation-2",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2016/9780111141991",
  "legislation_title": "The Recall of MPs Act 2015 (Recall Petition) Regulations 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-recall-of-mps-act-2015-recall-petition-regulations-2016",
  "path": "regulation/2",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Application",
  "text": "(1) These Regulations apply to the United Kingdom with the following exceptions.\n(2) The following provisions apply to England and Wales and Scotland only—\n(a) regulation 27 (signing procedure);\n(b) regulation 51 (absent signing at any petition for a definite or an indefinite period);\n(c) regulation 53 (absent signing at a particular petition);\n(d) regulation 55 (absent signers lists);\n(e) regulation 59 (the personal identifiers record);\n(f) regulation 64 (additional requirements for applications for a proxy signature for a definite or indefinite period on the grounds of blindness or other disability);\n(g) regulation 67 (additional provision concerning the requirement that an application for absent signing must be signed by the applicant);\n(h) regulation 68 (additional requirements for applications for a proxy signature in respect of a particular petition);\n(i) regulation 69 (additional requirements for applications for an emergency proxy signature in respect of a particular petition);\n(j) regulation 71 (closing date for applications);\n(k) regulation 83 (form of postal petition statement);\n(l) regulation 94 (spoilt postal signing sheets);\n(m) regulation 96 (lost postal signing sheets);\n(n) regulation 106 (confirming receipt of postal signing statements);\n(o) regulation 107 (procedure in relation to postal petition statements: personal identifier verification);\n(p) regulation 110 (list of rejected postal signing sheets);\n(q) regulation 111 (checking of lists of rejected postal signing sheets);\n(r) regulation 115 (notification of a rejected postal petition statement);\n(s) regulation 116 (requirement to provide fresh signature following rejection of a postal petition statement);\n(t) regulation 127 (disturbances at petition meetings);\n(u) paragraphs 1 and 2 of Schedule 1 (supply of register).\n(3) The following provisions apply to England and Wales and Northern Ireland only—\n(a) regulation 44 (delivery of documents to the registration officer);\n(b) regulation 45 (orders for production of documents);\n(c) regulation 46 (retention of documents).\n(4) The following provisions apply to England and Wales only—\n(a) regulation 74 (appeals);\n(b) Part 2 of Schedule 4 (the Election Petition Rules 1960).\n(5) The following provisions apply to Northern Ireland only—\n(a) regulation 28 (signing procedure);\n(b) regulation 31 (refusal to deliver signing sheet);\n(c) regulation 52 (absent signing at any petition for an indefinite period);\n(d) regulation 54 (absent signing at a particular petition);\n(e) regulation 56 (absent signers lists);\n(f) regulation 65 (additional requirements for applications for a proxy signature for an indefinite period on grounds of blindness or other disability);\n(g) regulation 70 (additional requirements for applications in respect of a particular petition);\n(h) regulation 72 (closing date for applications);\n(i) regulation 76 (appeals);\n(j) regulation 84 (form of declaration of identity);\n(k) regulation 95 (spoilt postal signing sheets);\n(l) regulation 97 (lost postal signing sheets);\n(m) regulation 105 (procedure in relation to declaration of identity).\n(6) The following provisions apply to Scotland only—\n(a) regulation 47 (retention and disposal of documents in Scotland);\n(b) regulation 75 (appeals).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2016/9780111141991/regulation/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T15:08:55.469105+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}