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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-recall-of-mps-act-2015-recall-petition-regulations-2016/schedule-4/paragraph-40",
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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": "schedule/4/paragraph/40",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "40",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) The Election Petition Rules 1960 apply for the purposes of a recall petition and have effect—\n(a) with the modifications made by this Part of this Schedule, and\n(b) with any other necessary modifications.\n(2) Except where the context requires otherwise—\n(a) a reference to a provision that is applied by this Schedule has effect as a reference to that provision as so applied;\n(b) expressions are to be construed in accordance with regulation 3 (interpretation) of these Regulations.\n(3) A reference in a provision of the Rules as applied by this Part of this Schedule—\n(a) to a parliamentary election petition (however expressed), other than the reference in the definition of “rota judge” in rule 2(2), has effect as if it were a reference to a recall petition complaint;\n(b) to a returning officer has effect as if it were a reference to the petition officer (within the meaning of section 6 of the Act) for the recall petition to which a petition complaint relates;\n(c) to a petitioner, has effect as if it were a reference to a complainant.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2016/9780111141991/schedule/4/paragraph/40",
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  "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."
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