{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-recall-of-mps-act-2015-recall-petition-regulations-2016/regulation-82",
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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/82",
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  "number": "82",
  "heading": "Interpretation of Part 5",
  "text": "For the purposes of this Part—\n“covering envelope” and “signing sheet envelope” have the meaning given by regulation 91 (envelopes);\n“postal signer” means an elector or proxy who is entitled to sign the petition by post;\n“postal signers’ ballot box” and “postal ballot box” have the meaning given by regulation 101 (postal ballot boxes and receptacles);\n“postal signing pack” means for England and Wales and Scotland, the documents referred to in regulation 85(1)(a); and for Northern Ireland, the documents referred to in regulation 85(1)(b) (postal signing packs);\n“receptacle for signing sheet envelopes” and other references to specified receptacles, means the receptacles referred to in regulation 101 (postal ballot boxes and receptacles);\n“spoilt postal signing sheet” for England and Wales and Scotland, has the meaning given by regulation 94; and for Northern Ireland has the meaning given by regulation 95 (spoilt postal signing sheets);\n“valid declaration of identity” means a declaration of identity which satisfies the conditions in regulation 105 (procedure in relation to declaration of identity);\n“valid postal petition statement” means a postal petition statement which, in accordance with regulation 107 (procedure in relation to postal petition statements), the petition officer is satisfied has been duly completed.",
  "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/82",
    "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."
}