# The Recall of MPs Act 2015 (Recall Petition) Regulations 2016, Regulation 46: Retention of documents: England and Wales and Northern Ireland


The registration officer must retain for a year all documents relating to a petition forwarded to them in pursuance of these Regulations by a petition officer, and then, unless otherwise directed by order of the House of Commons or any court, must cause them to be destroyed.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2016/9780111141991/regulation/46 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-recall-of-mps-act-2015-recall-petition-regulations-2016/regulation-46
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