The Representation of the People (Postal Voting for Local Government Elections) (Scotland) Regulations 2007

Interpretation

3.—(1) For the purposes of these Regulations–

“the 1985 Act” means the Representation of the People Act 1985(1);

“the 2000 Act” means the Representation of the People Act 2000(2);

“ballot paper envelope” and “covering envelope” mean the envelopes referred to in regulation 12;

“corresponding number list” means the list prepared in accordance with rule 15 (corresponding number list);

“local government area” means the area of a council constituted by section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994(3);

“lost postal ballot paper” means a ballot paper referred to in regulation 16;

“postal ballot box” means the ballot box referred to in regulation 19(1)(b);

“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 box” means the box referred to in regulation 19(1)(a);

“postal voters list” means the list of persons kept in pursuance of paragraph 5(2) (persons whose applications to vote by post have been granted)(4) of Schedule 4 to the 2000 Act;

“proxy postal voters list” means the list of persons kept in pursuance of paragraph 7(8) (persons whose applications to vote by post as proxy have been granted)(5) of Schedule 4 to the 2000 Act;

“spoilt postal ballot paper” means a ballot paper referred to in regulation 15;

“unique identifying mark” means the mark (for example, a bar code, letter, number or numerical sequence) on a ballot paper which is unique to that ballot paper and which identifies that ballot paper as a ballot paper to be issued by the returning officer;

“universal postal service provider” means a “universal service provider” in terms of the Postal Services Act 2000(6); and

“valid postal voting statement” means a postal voting statement in relation to which the returning officer is satisfied as mentioned in regulation 24.

(2) A reference in these Regulations to a numbered rule shall be construed as a reference to the rule of that number in Schedule 1 to the Scottish Local Government Elections Order 2007(7).

(1)

1985 c. 50.

(2)

2000 c. 2.

(3)

1994 c. 39.

(4)

Paragraph 5(2) will be amended by paragraph 137 to Schedule 1 of the Electoral Administration Act 2006 (c. 22).

(5)

Paragraph 7(8) will be amended by paragraph 137 of Schedule 1 to the Electoral Administration Act 2006 (c. 22).

(6)

2000 c. 26.

(7)

S.S.I. 2007/42.