Interpretation of Part VS
64. For the purposes of this Part of these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires–
“absent voters list” means the list kept under paragraph 5 of Schedule 4 to the 2000 Act;
“agent” includes the election agent and a person appointed to attend in the election agent’s place;
“ballot paper envelope” and “covering envelope” mean the envelopes referred to in regulation 74 below;
“list of postal proxies” means the list kept under paragraph 7(8) of Schedule 4 to the 2000 Act;
“postal ballot paper” means a ballot paper issued to a postal voter;
“postal voter” means an elector or proxy who is entitled to vote by post;
“postal voters' ballot box” means the ballot box referred to in regulation 81(1)(a) above;
“receptacle for ballot paper envelopes”, and other references to specified receptacles, means the receptacles referred to in regulation 81(5) below;
“spoilt postal ballot paper” means a ballot paper referred to in regulation 77(1) below;
“universal postal service provider” has the meaning given in the Postal Services Act 2000(1) to a “universal service provider”; and
“valid declaration of identity” means one falling within regulation 85(1) below.
Commencement Information
I1Reg. 64 in force at 16.2.2001, see reg. 1(1)