# The Recall of MPs Act 2015 (Recall Petition) Regulations 2016, Paragraph 4: Questioning of a recall petition


In section 121 (presentation and service of a recall petition complaint)—
(a) for subsections (1), (1A) and (2) substitute—
“(1) A recall petition complaint may be presented by one or more of the following persons—
(a) a person who signed the petition or was entitled to do so; or
(b) the MP in relation to whom the petition was held.
(2) The respondent to a complaint shall be—
(a) where the complaint relates to the conduct of the petition officer, that officer;
(b) where the complaint is made by a person other than the MP in relation to whom the petition was held, that MP;
(c) otherwise, the petition officer.”;
(b) in subsection (3), for “to which it relates” substitute “of the MP to whom the recall petition related”;
(c) in subsection (4), for “returning officer of the constituency to which the petition related” substitute “petition officer”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2016/9780111141991/schedule/4/paragraph/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-recall-of-mps-act-2015-recall-petition-regulations-2016/schedule-4/paragraph-4
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