In this Part of this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—

• “appropriate officer” has the same meaning as in section 67(7) above;

• “candidate” has the same meaning as in Part II of this Act and the saving in section 117(1) above applies in relation to this Part as in relation to Part II;

• “costs” includes charges and expenses;

• “date of the allowance of an authorised excuse” has the meaning assigned to it by section 86(8) above or paragraph 7 of Schedule 4 to this Act, as the case may be;

• “declaration as to election expenses” means a declaration made under section 82 above or, as the case may be, paragraph 3 of Schedule 4 to this Act;

• F1“elective office” means any office to which a local government election is held in England or Wales;

• “judicial office” includes the office of justice of the peace;

• “Licensing Acts” means the M2Licensing Act 1964 and the Acts amending that Act, or the corresponding enactments forming part of the law of Scotland or Northern Ireland;

• “money” and “pecuniary reward” shall be deemed to include—

  1. a

     any office, place or employment, and

  2. b

     any valuable security or other equivalent of money, and

  3. c

     any valuable consideration,

  and expressions referring to money shall be construed accordingly;

• “payment” includes any pecuniary or other reward;

• “prescribed” means prescribed by rules of court, or, in Northern Ireland, such rules under section 55 of the M1Judicature (Northern Ireland Act 1978;

• F2 “public office” in relation to Scotland means any office held in Scotland—

  1. a

     under the Crown, or

  2. b

     under the charter of a city or borough, or

  3. c

     under the Acts relating to local government or public health or public education,

  whether the office is that—

  1. i

     of mayor, provost, chief magistrate, chairman, alderman, councillor, member of a board, commission or other local authority in any local government or other area; or

  2. ii

     of proper officer or other officer under a council, board, commission or other authority; or

  3. iii

     of any other office to which a person is elected or appointed under any such charter or enactment as is mentioned above, including any other municipal or parochial office;

• “return as to election expenses” means a return made under section 81 above or, as the case maybe, paragraph 3 of Schedule 4 to this Act;

• “Speaker” includes Deputy Speaker and, where the office of Speaker is vacant, Clerk of the House of Commons, or any other officer for the time being performing the duties of Clerk of the House of Commons.