Paragraph 32 Questions for proxies at certain recall petitions

(1)

The amendments made by regulation 19(4) do not apply to an ongoing recall petition.

(2)

Regulation 25 of the 2016 Regulations applies in respect of a relevant recall petition as if in the Table after paragraph (1)—

(a)

in entry 2 (proxies), in the column headed “Questions”—

(i)

after question (b) there were inserted—

“(ba)

“Were you appointed as proxy on behalf of CD before 31st October 2023?””;

(ii)

in question (c), at the beginning there were inserted “If the person answers question (ba) in the affirmative:”;

(b)

in entry 3 (proxy for an elector with an anonymous entry), in the column headed “Questions”—

(i)

after question (b) there were inserted—

“(ba)

“Were you appointed as proxy on behalf of the person whose number on the register of electors is (read out the number) before 31st October 2023?””;

(ii)

in question (c), at the beginning there were inserted “If the person answers question (ba) in the affirmative:”.