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Section 8 Notice of petition to be sent to registered electorsI1I2

(1)

As soon as reasonably practicable after determining the designated place or places and the designated day under section 7, the petition officer must send a notice of petition in accordance with regulations under section 18—

(a)

to such descriptions of persons registered in the register of parliamentary electors for the constituency as are to be specified in such regulations, and

(b)

to such other descriptions of persons as may be specified in such regulations.

(2)

Regulations under section 18 must require the notice to contain information relating to the recall condition which has been met in relation to the MP.

Annotations

Commencement

I1

S. 8 partly in force; s. 8 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see s. 24(2)(b)

I2

S. 8 in force at 4.3.2016 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2016/290, reg. 2