Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011

76 Interpretation of Chapter 6

In this Chapter, the following terms have the following meanings, unless the context otherwise requires—

• “appropriate officer” has the meaning given by section 75;

• “elector”—

  (a)

  in relation to an election of a police and crime commissioner, means a person entitled to vote at the election;

  (b)

  in relation to a local government election, has the same meaning as in the Representation of the People Act 1983 (see section 202 of that Act);

• “electoral area” has the same meaning as in that Act as it applies in relation to England and Wales (see section 203 of that Act);

• “local government election” has the same meaning as in that Act as it applies in relation to England and Wales (see section 203 of that Act);

• “local government elector” means a person registered as a local government elector in the register of electors in accordance with the provisions of the Representation of the People Acts;

• “ordinary election” has the meaning given in section 50;

• “police area returning officer” has the meaning given by section 54.