Statutory Instruments

2016 No. 637

Representation Of The People

The Recall Petition (Petition Officers’ Charges) Regulations 2016

Made

23rd May 2016

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(1)

The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, with the consent of the Treasury, makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 21(3)(b) of, and paragraph 3(1) and (2) of Schedule 1 to, the Recall of MPs Act 2015(1) and now vested in him(2).

(1)

2015 c. 25.

(2)

Powers under section 21(3)(b) of and paragraph 3(1) and (2) of Schedule 1 are vested in “the Minister”, which is defined under section 22(1) of the Recall of MPs Act 2015. By virtue of the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/1376), article 3 and Schedule 1, sub-paragraph (t), powers under that Act exercisable by the Secretary of State concurrently with the Lord President of the Council are instead exercisable concurrently with the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. A consequential amendment to section 22(1) was accordingly made by article 10 of, and paragraph 19 of Schedule 2 to, that Order.