The Greater London Authority Elections (Election Addresses) Order 2003

Interpretation

2.  In this Order—

“the 1983 Act” means the Representation of the People Act 1983(1);

“the 1999 Act” means the Greater London Authority Act 1999;

“the PPER Act” means the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000(2);

“the Authority” means the Greater London Authority;

“candidate” means, unless the context otherwise requires, a person who stands nominated as a candidate for the office of Mayor at the election;

“election” means, unless the context otherwise requires, an election for the return of the Mayor at an ordinary election;

“election address” shall be construed in accordance with article 4;

“election booklet” shall be construed in accordance with article 7;

“elector” in relation to an “election”—

(i)

means a person who is registered in the register of local government electors for an electoral area in Greater London on the last day permitted for publication of notice of the election(3); and

(ii)

includes a person then shown in any such register as below voting age if (but only if) it appears from the register that he will be of voting age on the day fixed for the poll;

“the GLRO” means the Greater London returning officer;

“individual candidate” means a candidate other than a list candidate;

“list candidate” means a person included on a party list;

“party list” means a list submitted to the GLRO in accordance with paragraph 5 (party lists and individual candidates) of Part II of Schedule 2 to the 1999 Act on behalf of a party registered under Part II (registration of political parties) of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000;

“print” means print by whatever means (and “printer” shall be construed accordingly);

“registered political party” means a party which is registered under Part II (registration of political parties) of the PPER Act at the latest time by which the notice of election is required to be published;

“universal service provider” has the same meaning as in the Postal Services Act 2000(4).

(1)

1983 c. 2.

(2)

2000 c. 41.

(3)

See rule 3(1) in Schedule 3 to the Greater London Authority Elections (No. 2) Rules 2000 (S.I. 2000/427) as amended by S.I. 2000/1040 and S.I. 2001/3789 (“GLA Election Rules”). Publication of notice of election is to be not later than the twenty-fifth day before the day of election.

(4)

2000 c. 26. See s.4.