In this Part —

• “2000 Act” means the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 20006;

• “member” means councillor;

• “nominating officer” means—

  1. a

     the person registered under the 2000 Act as the party’s nominating officer; or

  2. b

     a member of the council nominated by that person for the purposes of Schedule 1 to the 2014 Act; and

• “party” means a party registered under the 2000 Act in the Northern Ireland register (within the meaning of that Act).