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;

F1“universal postal service provider” means a universal service provider within the meaning of section 4(3) (provision of a universal postal service: meaning) of the Postal Services Act 2000;