# The Recall of MPs Act 2015 (Recall Petition) Regulations 2016, Regulation 73: Grant or refusal of applications

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) Where the registration officer grants an application to sign the petition by post, the registration officer must notify the applicant of—
(a) that decision,
(b) where the entitlement to sign by post is for a particular petition, the date on which the signing period for that petition ends, and
(c) where the application relates to the signing of a petition or petitions in England, Wales or Scotland and the entitlement to sign by post is for a particular period, the date on which the entitlement ends.
(2) Where the registration officer grants an application for the appointment of a proxy, that officer must confirm in writing to the elector that the proxy has been appointed, the proxy’s name and address and the duration of the appointment.
(3) Where the registration officer refuses an application under this Part, the officer must notify the applicant of that decision and of the reasons for it.
(4) Where the registration officer grants an application made under—
(a) regulation 53(4) by a person shown as signing the petition by post in the record kept under regulation 51(4),
(b) regulation 54(4) by a person shown as signing the petition by post in the record kept under regulation 52(5),
(c) regulation 58(8) by a person shown as signing the petition by post in the record kept under regulation 58(7),
the officer must notify the applicant of this.
(5) Where a person is removed from the record kept pursuant to regulation 51(4), 52(5) or 58(7) the registration officer must where practicable notify that person of this and the reason for it.
(6) Where the appointment of a proxy is cancelled by the elector or otherwise ceases to be in force, the registration officer must, where practicable, notify the elector that the appointment has been cancelled or notify the elector that the appointment has ceased and the reasons for it (as the case may be).
(7) Where under regulation 71 or 72 (closing date for applications) the registration officer disregards an application for the purposes of a particular petition, the officer must, where practicable, notify the applicant of this.
(8) The registration officer must send to the petition officer details of any application to sign the petition by post which has been granted under this Chapter as soon as practicable after it is granted.
(9) Paragraphs (10) to (12) apply where—
(a) regulation 61 applies to an application to sign by post, or would have applied if paragraph (3) of that regulation were ignored, or
(b) regulation 62 applies to such an application, or would have applied if paragraph (3) of that regulation were ignored.
(10) A notification under paragraph (1) or (4) to one of the following types of applicants must also include a statement that a signing sheet will be sent to the signing sheet delivery address—
(a) an applicant registered in pursuance of an overseas elector’s declaration;
(b) an applicant registered in pursuance of a service declaration;
(c) an applicant registered in pursuance of a declaration of local connection (within the meaning of section 7B of the 1983 Act);
(d) an applicant who is a merchant seaman (within the meaning of section 6 of the 1983 Act);
(e) an applicant who has an anonymous entry.
(11) Where sub-paragraphs (a) to (e) of paragraph (10) do not apply to the applicant, the registration officer must, in addition to notifying the applicant in accordance with paragraphs (1), (3), (4) or (7), notify the applicant in writing that—
(a) the application has been granted, refused or disregarded, and
(b) where the application has been granted, that a signing sheet will be sent to the signing sheet delivery address.
(12) A notification under paragraph (11) must be delivered to—
(a) where paragraph (9)(b) applies and the notification is to be delivered to—
(i) a person shown as voting by post in the record kept under paragraph 7(6) of Schedule 4 or section 9(6) of the 1985 Act, or
(ii) a person shown as signing by post in the record kept under regulation 58(7),
the address shown in that record;
(b) otherwise—
(i) the address stated in the application in accordance with regulation 60(1)(b), or
(ii) the proxy’s address stated in the application in accordance with regulation 60(1)(c).
(13) In paragraphs (10) and (11), the “signing sheet delivery address” means—
(a) where paragraph (9)(a) applies, the address stated in the application in accordance with regulation 60(1)(d);
(b) where paragraph (9)(b) applies, the different address described in regulation 62(2).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/295/regulation/73 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/recall-of-mps-act-2015-recall-petition-regulations-2016/regulation-73
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