Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011 (c. 1)

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 6 U.K. Combination of polls: Wales

PART 1 U.K. Provision about combination

General provisions U.K.

Interpretation U.K.

2 U.K. In this Schedule—

• “Assembly election” means—

  (a)

  an Assembly constituency election, or

  (b)

  an Assembly regional election;

• “Assembly constituency election” means an election for the return of an Assembly constituency member (within the meaning of section 1 of the Government of Wales Act 2006);

• “Assembly Elections Rules” means the rules set out in Schedule 5 to the Welsh Assembly Order;

• “Assembly regional election” means an election for the return of an Assembly regional member (within the meaning of section 1 of the Government of Wales Act 2006);

• “constituency returning officer” is to be construed in accordance with Article 18 of the Welsh Assembly Order;

• “counting agent” means a counting agent for the referendum or a counting agent for an Assembly election (except where one or other is specified);

• “regional returning officer” is to be construed in accordance with Article 18 of the Welsh Assembly Order;

• “returning officer” means a person who is a constituency returning officer or a regional returning officer (unless one or the other is specified);

• “the Welsh Assembly Order” means the National Assembly for Wales (Representation of the People) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/236).