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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/recall-of-mps-act-2015/schedule-3/paragraph-8",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2015/25",
  "legislation_title": "Recall of MPs Act 2015",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/recall-of-mps-act-2015",
  "path": "schedule/3/paragraph/8",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "8",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) No petition expenses are to be incurred by or on behalf of an accredited campaigner unless they are incurred with the authority of—\n(a) the responsible person, or\n(b) a person authorised in writing by the responsible person to incur the expenses.\n(2) A person commits an offence if, without reasonable excuse, the person incurs an expense in contravention of sub-paragraph (1).\n(3) An offence under this paragraph is a corrupt practice.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 3 para. 8 in force at 4.3.2016 by S.I. 2016/290, reg. 2"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2015/25/schedule/3/paragraph/8",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:06:49.742869+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}