Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011

Interpretation U.K.

1 U.K. The polls to be taken together under section 4(3) are referred to in this Schedule as “combined polls”.

2 U.K. In this Schedule—

• “the 2010 Order” means the Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/2999);

• “constituency ballot paper” means a ballot paper for the poll for electing a constituency member in a Scottish parliamentary election;

• “constituency returning officer” is to be construed in accordance with Article 14 of the 2010 Order;

• “counting agent” means a counting agent for the referendum or a counting agent for a Scottish parliamentary election (except where one or other is specified);

• “regional ballot paper” means a ballot paper for the poll for electing a regional member in a Scottish parliamentary election;

• “referendum ballot paper” means a ballot paper for the referendum;

• “regional returning officer” has the meaning given by section 12(6) of the Scotland Act 1998;

• “returning officer” means a person who is a constituency returning officer or a regional returning officer (unless one or other is specified);

• “Scottish parliamentary election” means an election in a constituency held under section 2 of the Scotland Act 1998 (comprising the poll for electing a constituency member and the poll for electing regional members);

• “Scottish Parliamentary Election Rules” means the rules set out in Schedule 2 to the 2010 Order.