Recall of MPs Act 2015

1. Introduction

2. Summary

3. Territorial Extent and Application

4. Commentary on Sections (and Schedules)

   1. Section 1: How an MP becomes subject to a recall petition process

   2. Section 2: The first and third recall conditions: further provision

   3. Section 3: The first and third recall conditions: expiry of appeal period

   4. Section 4: The first and third recall conditions: courts to notify the Speaker

   5. Section 5: Speaker’s notice that first, second or third recall condition has been met

   6. Section 6: Petition officers

   7. Schedule 1: Petition officers

   8. Section 7: Where and from when the recall petition may be signed

   9. Section 8: Notice of petition to be sent to registered electors

   10. Section 9: Recall petition to be made available for signing

   11. Section 10: Persons entitled to sign a recall petition

   12. Schedule 2: Alteration of registers of parliamentary electors

   13. Section 11: How entitlement to sign a recall petition is to be exercised

   14. Section 12: Double signing

   15. Section 13: Early termination of recall petition process

   16. Section 14: Determination of whether recall petition successful

   17. Section 15: Effect of successful petition

   18. Section 16: Expenses, donations and reporting

   19. Schedule 3: Regulation of expenditure

   20. Schedule 4: Control of donations to accredited campaigners

   21. Schedule 5: Recall petition returns

   22. Section 17: Loans

   23. Section 18: Power to make further provision about conduct of a recall petition etc

   24. Section 19: Performance of the Speaker’s functions by others

   25. Section 20: Minor and consequential amendments

   26. Schedule 6: Minor and consequential amendments

   27. Section 21: Regulations

   28. Section 22: Interpretation

   29. Section 23: Extent

   30. Section 24: Commencement

   31. Section 25: Short title

5. Commencement

6. Hansard References