Paragraph 10 I1

In section 139 (trial of petition)—

(a)

in subsection (1), for “, in the case of” to the end substitute “14 days before the day of trial”;

(b)

in subsection (3)—

(i)

for “respondent” substitute “the MP to whom the petition related”;

(ii)

omit the words after “prorogation of Parliament”;

(c)

in subsection (4), omit the second paragraph;

(d)

for subsection (5), substitute—

“(5)
On the trial of a complaint of an undue result in a recall petition, the respondent may give evidence to prove that the result was not undue in the same manner as if the respondent had presented a petition.”;

(e)

omit subsection (6).

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Sch. 4 para. 10 in force at 4.3.2016, see reg. 1