Paragraph 26 Prosecutions for corrupt or illegal practicesI1

United Kingdom

In section 168 (prosecutions for corrupt practices), in subsection (1)—

F1(a)

in paragraph (a)(i), for the words from “section 60” to “above” substitute “regulation 118 (personation), regulation 120 (offences relating to applications for postal or proxy signing) or regulation 122A (handling of postal petition documents by political campaigners) of the Recall of MPs Act 2015 (Recall Petition) Regulations 2016”;

(b)

in paragraph (b), omit “not exceeding the statutory maximum”.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Sch. 4 para. 26(a) substituted (with effect in accordance with reg. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by The Representation of the People (Postal Vote Handling and Secrecy) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1225), reg. 10(23)(b)

Commencement

I1: Sch. 4 para. 26 in force at 4.3.2016, see reg. 1