Paragraph 18 Procedure on recall petition complaints

In section 157 (appeals and jurisdiction)—

(a)

in subsection (1), after “this Act” insert “or the Recall of MPs Act 2015”;

(b)

in subsection (2)—

(i)

for “and of the rules made under it” substitute “, the rules made under it and the Recall of MPs Act 2015 (Recall Petition) Regulations 2016”;

(ii)

in paragraph (c), for “, and” to the end of the subsection, substitute “shall be observed.”;

(c)

in subsection (4)—

(i)

omit “in relation to parliamentary elections”;

(ii)

after “this Part” insert “as applied by the Recall of MPs Act 2015”;

(d)

omit subsection (6);

(e)

in subsection (7), omit “to (6) above and, in relation to elections of councillors, subsection (3),”;

(f)

in subsection (8), omit the reference to subsection (5).