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10Persons entitled to sign a recall petitionU.K.

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(1)A person is entitled to sign a recall petition on a day during the signing period if, on that day—

(a)the person is registered in the register of parliamentary electors for the constituency,

(b)the person is aged 18 or over, or the date of his or her 18th birthday is before the end of the signing period, and

(c)the person would be entitled to vote as an elector at a parliamentary election in the constituency.

(2)Any alteration made to the register of parliamentary electors for the constituency which takes effect—

(a)after the day on which the Speaker's notice is given, and

(b)on or before the cut-off day,

does not have effect for the purposes of subsection (1)(a) if it results from a late application for registration.

(3)Any alteration made to the register of parliamentary electors for the constituency which takes effect after the cut-off day does not have effect for the purposes of subsection (1)(a) unless it takes effect under section 13BC(6) of the Representation of the People Act 1983 (alterations for court orders or errors).

(4)For the purposes of this Act—

(a)the cut-off day” means the 3rd working day before the beginning of the signing period, and

(b)late application for registration” means an application for registration that—

(i)is made after the day on which the Speaker's notice is given, or

(ii)is treated as made by virtue of section 10A(2) of the Representation of the People Act 1983 (return of canvass form treated as application for registration) in respect of a form returned after that day.

(5)For the purposes of subsection (1)(c), section 1(1)(a) and (d) of the Representation of the People Act 1983 (requirement to be registered and of voting age) are to be disregarded.

(6)Schedule 2 inserts section 13BC of the Representation of the People Act 1983 and makes other amendments relating to the alteration of registers of parliamentary electors.

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I1S. 10 partly in force; s. 10(6) in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see s. 24(2)(c)

I2S. 10(1)-(5) in force at 4.3.2016 by S.I. 2016/290, reg. 2

I3S. 10(6) in force at 4.3.2016 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2016/290, reg. 2

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