Greater London Authority Act 1999

29 Interpretation of Part I

In this Part, except where the context otherwise requires—

• “constituency returning officer” means the returning officer at an election of an Assembly member for an Assembly constituency (see section 35(2B) of the Representation of the [1983 c. 2.] People Act 1983);

• “constituency vote” has the meaning given by section 4(1)(b) above;

• “elector” has the same meaning as in the Representation of the [1983 c. 2.] People Act 1983 (see section 202(1) of that Act);

• “first preference vote” has the meaning given in paragraph 2 of Schedule 2 to this Act;

• “Greater London returning officer” means the person who is for the time being the proper officer of the Authority for the purposes of section 35(2C) of the Representation of the [1983 c. 2.] People Act 1983 (returning officer at elections of Mayor and London members);

• “local government elector” means a person registered as a local government elector in the register of electors in accordance with the provisions of the Representation of the People Acts;

• “the London figure”, subject to the other provisions of this Part, has the meaning given by paragraph 6(3) of Schedule 2 to this Act;

• “London vote” has the meaning given by section 4(1)(c) above;

• “mayoral vote” has the meaning given by subsection (1)(a) of section 4 above (as read with subsection (3) of that section);

• “registered political party” has the meaning given by section 4(11) above;

• “second preference vote” has the meaning given in paragraph 2 of Schedule 2 to this Act;

• “vote” and “voter” have the same meaning as in the Representation of the [1983 c. 2.] People Act 1983 (see section 202(1) of that Act).