2.—(1) In these Regulations—
“the 1983 Act” means the Representation of the People Act 1983(1);
“the 2011 Act” means the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011;
“PCC election” means an election of a police and crime commissioner in accordance with Chapter 6 of Part 1 of the 2011 Act;
“PCC elections rules” means the elections rules set out in Schedule 3 to the Police and Crime Commissioner Elections Order 2012(2);
“police area” means a police area listed in Schedule 1 to the Police Act 1996(3) (police areas outside London);
“registration officer” means an electoral registration officer;
“voting area” has the meaning given by paragraph (2).
(2) Each of the following, as it exists on the day of a PCC election, is a “voting area” for the purposes of these Regulations—
(a)a district for which there is a district Council,
(b)a county in England in which there are no districts with councils,
(c)the Isles of Scilly,
(d)a county or county borough in Wales.