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2.—(1) In these Regulations–
“the 1983 Act” means the Representation of the People Act 1983(1);
“the 2001 Regulations” means the Representation of the People (Scotland) Regulations 2001(2);
[F1“the 2006 Act” means the Local Electoral Administration and Registration Services (Scotland) Act 2006;]
[F1“absent voter” means an elector who is entitled to vote by proxy, or an elector or proxy who is entitled to vote by post, only at local government elections in Scotland or at a particular local government election in Scotland;]
[F1“absent voting records” means any one or more of the records kept pursuant to paragraph 3(4) or 7(6), or the lists kept pursuant to paragraph 5 or 7(8), of Schedule 4;]
“allotted polling station” means the polling station allotted or likely to be allotted to an elector under the appropriate rules (as defined in paragraph 1 of Schedule 4);
“anonymous entry” shall be construed in accordance with section 9B of the 1983 Act;
[F1“the personal identifiers record” means the record kept by the registration officer under section 21(6) (absent vote applications: provision of personal identifiers) of the 2006 Act;]
“registration officer” has the meaning given by section 8(1) of the 1983 Act; and
[F1“returning officer” is to be construed in accordance with section 41 (returning officers: local elections in Scotland) of the 1983 Act;]
“Schedule 4” means Schedule 4 to the Representation of the People Act 2000(3).
[F1“universal postal service provider” means a universal service provider within the meaning of [F2Part 3 of the Postal Services Act 2011];]
F3(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Textual Amendments
F1Words in reg. 2(1) inserted (31.3.2009) by The Absent Voting at Scottish Local Government Elections (Provision of Personal Identifiers) Regulations 2009 (S.S.I. 2009/35), regs. 1, 6
F2Words in reg. 2(1) substituted (1.10.2011) by The Postal Services Act 2011 (Consequential Modifications and Amendments) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/2085), art. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 68
F3Reg. 2(2) omitted (31.3.2009) by virtue of The Absent Voting at Scottish Local Government Elections (Provision of Personal Identifiers) Regulations 2009 (S.S.I. 2009/35), regs. 1, 5(1)
Commencement Information
1983 c. 2, as relevantly amended by the Representation of the People Act 1985 (c. 50), sections 11, 24 and 28 and Schedule 2, paragraph 1, Schedule 4, paragraphs 12(a) and 16(a) and Schedule 5, by the Representation of the People Act 2000 (c. 2), sections 8(a) and 15(2) and Schedule 1, paragraph 14(2)(a) and (b), Schedule 6, paragraph 9 (amending the definition of absent voters list) and Schedule 7 and by the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (c. 41), section 158(1) and Schedule 21, paragraph 6(5).
S.I. 2001/497, which was amended by S.I. 2001/1749, S.I. 2002/1872, S.I. 2004/1771 and 1960, S.I. 2005/2114 and S.I. 2006/594 and 834.
2000 c. 2, to which there are no relevant amendments.
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