Recall of MPs Act 2015
Recall of MPs Act 2015 (2015 c. 25)
- Recall of MPs Act 2015 (2015 c. 25)
- How an MP becomes subject to a recall petition process
- 1 How an MP becomes subject to a recall petition process
- 2 The first and third recall conditions: further provision
- 3 The first and third recall conditions: expiry of appeal period
- 4 The first and third recall conditions: courts to notify the Speaker
- 5 Speaker's notice that first, second or third recall condition has been met
- Conduct of the recall petition process
- 6 Petition officers
- 7 Where and from when the recall petition may be signed
- 8 Notice of petition to be sent to registered electors
- 9 Recall petition to be made available for signing
- 10 Persons entitled to sign a recall petition
- 11 How entitlement to sign a recall petition is to be exercised
- 12 Double signing
- Early termination of recall petition process
- 13 Early termination of recall petition process
- Outcome of recall petition
- 14 Determination of whether recall petition successful
- 15 Effect of successful petition
- Financial controls
- 16 Expenses, donations and reporting
- 17 Loans
- Final provisions
- 18 Power to make further provision about conduct of a recall petition etc
- 19 Performance of the Speaker's functions by others
- 20 Minor and consequential amendments
- 21 Regulations
- 22 Interpretation
- 23 Extent
- 24 Commencement
- 25 Short title
- SCHEDULES
- SCHEDULE 1 Petition officers
- Petition officer's general duty
- Performance of petition officer's functions: delegation, assistance etc
- Expenditure
- Taxation of petition officer's account
- SCHEDULE 2 Alteration of registers of parliamentary electors
- SCHEDULE 3 Regulation of expenditure
- PART 1 Introduction
- Overview
- PART 2 Limits on expenditure
- Limit on petition expenditure: persons other than accredited campaigners
- Limit on petition expenditure: accredited campaigners
- Expenses incurred by persons acting in concert
- Expenses incurred before the recall petition period
- Notional petition expenses
- Petition expenses incurred before becoming an accredited campaigner
- PART 3 Petition expenses of accredited campaigners: general controls
- Restriction on incurring petition expenses
- Restriction on payments in respect of petition expenses
- Restrictions on payment of claims in respect of petition expenses
- Payment of claims in respect of petition expenses: application for leave to pay late claims
- Disputed claims
- PART 4 Meaning of “petition expense”
- Meaning of “petition expense”
- List of matters
- General exclusions
- Guidance
- PART 5 Accredited campaigners and responsible persons
- Meaning of “accredited campaigner”
- Eligibility to be an accredited campaigner
- Accreditation notice
- Notice of alteration
- The responsible person
- Duty of petition officer to publish information about accredited campaigners
- PART 6 Final provisions
- Power to alter meaning of “petition expense”
- Power to alter certain financial limits
- Corrupt and illegal practices
- Application of defined terms in PPERA 2000
- SCHEDULE 4 Control of donations to accredited campaigners
- PART 1 Introduction and interpretation
- Operation of Schedule and meaning of “accredited campaigner” and “relevant donation” etc
- Donations: general rules
- Sponsorship
- Payments etc not to be regarded as donations
- Value of donations
- Meaning of “permissible donor”
- Return of donations
- Power to alter certain financial limits
- PART 2 Control of donations
- Prohibition on accepting donations from impermissible or unidentifiable donors
- Donations treated as received or not received from permissible donors
- Meaning of “exempt trust donation” in paragraph 10
- Donations made on behalf of other persons
- Duty to verify identity of donor
- Duty to return donations from impermissible donors
- Duty to return donations from unidentifiable donors
- Circumstances in which donations treated as accepted or received
- Forfeiture of donations made by impermissible or unidentifiable donors
- Appeal against order under paragraph 17
- Supplementary provision about orders under paragraph 17 or 18
- Evasion of restrictions on donations
- Further provision about offences under this Schedule
- Application of defined terms in PPERA 2000
- SCHEDULE 5 Recall petition returns
- Recall petition returns
- Statements and accompanying documents relating to petition expenses
- Statement and accompanying documents relating to relevant donations accepted
- Statement relating to relevant donations received from impermissible or unidentifiable donors
- Declaration of responsible person as to return
- Delivery of return etc to petition officer and supplementary returns
- Offences relating to return
- Onward delivery of returns to Electoral Commission
- Inspection of returns and accompanying documents
- Application of certain provisions of Schedule 3
- SCHEDULE 6 Minor and consequential amendments
- Representation of the People Act 1983 (c. 2)
- Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (c. 41)
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