SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 3Absent voting in the referendum
PART 1Great Britain
Interpretation
1
In this Part of this Schedule—
“anonymous entry”, in relation to a register of electors, is to be read in accordance with section 9B of the 1983 Act;
“European Parliamentary Elections Regulations” means the European Parliamentary Elections Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/293);
“peer” means a peer who is a member of the House of Lords;
“relevant register” means—
- a
a register of parliamentary electors, or
- b
in relation to a peer—
- i
a register of local government electors, or
- ii
a register of peers maintained under section 3 of the Representation of the People Act 1985 (peers resident outside the United Kingdom);
- i
- a
“the relevant regulations”—
- a
in relation to England and Wales, means the Representation of the People (England and Wales) Regulations 2001 (S.I. 2001/341) as applied by Schedule 4;
- b
in relation to Scotland, means the Representation of the People (Scotland) Regulations 2001 (S.I. 2001/497) as so applied;
- a
“the RPA 2000” means the Representation of the People Act 2000.