# Representation of the People Act 1985, Paragraph 48


In section 136 (security for costs)—
(a) in subsection (2)(a) (parliamentary elections) for “£1,000” there shall be substituted “such amount not exceeding £5,000 as the High Court or a judge of the High Court, on summons, directs”;
(b) in subsection (2)(b) (local government elections) for “£500” there shall be substituted “£2,500”;
(c) in subsection (2)(i)—
(i) at the beginning there shall be inserted the words “the amount mentioned in paragraph (a) above shall be such amount not exceeding £5,000 as the Court of Session or a judge of the Court of Session directs and”; and
(ii) for “£500” there shall be substituted “£2,500”;
(d) for subsection (3) there shall be substituted—
“(3) Within the prescribed time after giving the security the petitioner shall serve on the respondent in the prescribed manner—
(a) a notice of the presentation of the petition and of the amount and nature of the security, and
(b) a copy of the petition.”; and
(e) the following provisions shall cease to have effect—
(i) in subsection (4) the words “not exceeding five days after service of the notice”;
(ii) subsection (5);
(iii) in subsection (7) the words “not exceeding five days”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1985/50/schedule/4/paragraph/48 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/representation-of-the-people-act-1985/schedule-4/paragraph-48
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