Article 9 Amendment of the Recall of MPs Act 2015 (Recall Petition) Regulations 2016

(1)

The Recall of MPs Act 2015 (Recall Petition) Regulations 2016^f1 are amended as follows.

(2)

In regulation 64(5)(b) (additional requirements for applications for a proxy signature for a definite or an indefinite period on grounds of blindness or other disability: England and Wales and Scotland)^f2—

(a)

at the end of paragraph (iii), omit “or”,

(b)

at the end of paragraph (iv) insert—

“or

(v)
the enhanced rate of the mobility component of disability assistance for working age people (payable in accordance with regulations made under section 31 of the 2018 Act),”.

(3)

In regulation 65(4)(b) (additional requirements for applications for a proxy signature for an indefinite period on grounds of blindness or other disability: Northern Ireland)^f3—

(a)

at the end of paragraph (iii), omit “or”,

(b)

at the end of paragraph (iv) insert—

“or

(v)
the enhanced rate of the mobility component of disability assistance for working age people (payable in accordance with regulations made under section 31 of the 2018 Act),”.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: S.I. 2016/295.
f2: Regulation 64(5)(b) was relevantly amended by S.I. 2021/1188.
f3: Regulation 65(4)(b) was relevantly amended by S.I. 2021/1188.