The Recall Petition (Petition Officer’s Charges) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2018

• Citation: S.I. 2018/1041
• Sections: 4

Section 1 Citation, commencement, extent and interpretation

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Recall Petition (Petition Officer’s Charges) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2018.

(2) They come into force on the day after the day on which they are made.

(3) They extend to Northern Ireland only.

(4) In these Regulations—

“the Act” means the Recall of MPs Act 2015;

“official petition notice” means a notice sent in accordance with section 8 of the Act (notice of petition to be sent to registered electors);

“petition signing sheet” means a signing sheet which is to be made available for signing the recall petition in accordance with section 9 of the Act (recall petition to be made available for signing); and

“postal signing sheet” means a petition signing sheet issued to a person who is entitled to sign the recall petition by post in accordance with section 9 of the Act.

Section 2 Maximum recoverable amount for specified services

For the purposes of paragraph 3 of Schedule 1 to the Act (expenditure), the maximum recoverable amount in relation to a recall petition for a service specified in column 1 of the table in Schedule 1 is the amount listed in the corresponding entry in column 2 of that table.

Section 3 Maximum recoverable amount for specified expenses

For the purposes of paragraph 3 of Schedule 1 to the Act, the maximum recoverable amount in relation to a recall petition for an expense specified in column 1 of the table in Schedule 2 is the amount listed in the corresponding entry in column 2 of that table.

Section 4 Overall maximum recoverable amount

(1) The overall maximum recoverable amount (within the meaning of paragraph 3(1)(b) of Schedule 1 to the Act) in relation to a recall petition is to be determined in accordance with this regulation.

(2) The overall maximum recoverable amount is the sum of the maximum recoverable amounts specified in, or determined in accordance with —

(a) regulation 2 (specified services), and

(b) regulation 3 (specified expenses).