# The Recall of MPs Act 2015 (Recall Petition) Regulations 2016, Regulation 46: Retention and disposal of documents: England and Wales and Northern Ireland

Extent: E+W+N.I.

(1) The registration officer must retain for a year all documents relating to a petition forwarded to them in pursuance of these Regulations by a petition officer, and then, unless otherwise directed by order of the House of Commons or any court, must cause them to be destroyed.
(2) The petition officer must retain for a year the documents referred to in regulation 44(2) (delivery of documents to the registration officer: Northern Ireland) and 110A (list of rejected postal petition documents: Northern Ireland) and then, unless otherwise directed by order of the House of Commons or any court, must cause them to be destroyed.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/295/regulation/46 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/recall-of-mps-act-2015-recall-petition-regulations-2016/regulation-46
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