Recall of Elected Representatives Bill (HC Bill 88)

Contents

1. Part 1

   Recall process

   1. 1. How an MP becomes the subject of a recall process

   2. 2. Returning officers

2. Part 2

   Intent to recall process

   1. 3. Determination of the effective number

   2. 4. Form etc. of notice of intent to recall

   3. 5. Wording of notice of intent to recall

   4. 6. Persons entitled to sign a notice of intent to recall

   5. 7. Deposit of notice of intent to recall by promoter

   6. 8. Determination of whether a notice of intent to recall is effective

3. Part 3

   Recall petition process

   1. 9. Returning officer’s recall petition notice

   2. 10. Member’s statement in reply

   3. 11. Returning officer to make recall petition available for signature

   4. 12. Wording of recall petition

   5. 13. Early termination of recall petition process by returning officer

   6. 14. Persons entitled to sign recall petition

   7. 15. Determination of whether recall petition successful

4. Part 4

   Recall referendum process

   1. 16. Returning officer’s notice of recall referendum

   2. 17. Early termination of recall referendum process by returning officer

   3. 18. Voting in and conduct of referendum

   4. 19. Wording of recall referendum question

   5. 20. The result of the recall referendum

5. Part 5

   Miscellaneous

   1. 21. How entitlement to sign a recall petition and to vote in a recall referendum is
      to be exercised

   2. 22. Offences

   3. 23. Regulations as to intent to recall process and recall petition process

   4. 24. Regulations as to recall referendum

   5. 25. Regulations as to register of electors

   6. 26. Regulations as to expenses and donations

   7. 27. Regulations as to extension of recall to local government etc.

   8. 28. Recall from Scottish Parliament, Welsh and Northern Irish Assemblies to be a
      devolved matter

   9. 29. Role of Electoral Commission

   10. 30. Regulations and orders: general and procedure

   11. 31. Interpretation

   12. 32. Extent, commencement and short title

6. 1. Schedule 1

      Returning officers

   2. Schedule 2

      The Role of the Electoral Commission