For the purposes of this Part of these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires–

• “absent voters list” means the list kept under paragraph 5 of Schedule 4 to the 2000 Act;

• “agent” includes the election agent and a person appointed to attend in the election agent’s place;

• “ballot paper envelope” and “covering envelope” mean the envelopes referred to in regulation 74 below;

• “list of postal proxies” means the list kept under paragraph 7(8) of Schedule 4 to the 2000 Act;

• “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' ballot box” means the ballot box referred to in regulation 81(1)(a) above;

• “receptacle for ballot paper envelopes”, and other references to specified receptacles, means the receptacles referred to in regulation 81(5) below;

• “spoilt postal ballot paper” means a ballot paper referred to in regulation 77(1) below;

• “universal postal service provider” has the meaning given in the Postal Services Act 200040 to a “universal service provider”; and

• “valid declaration of identity” means one falling within regulation 85(1) below.