# The Cairngorms National Park Elections (Scotland) Order 2003, Article 2: Interpretation


In this Order–
“the 1973 Act” means the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973;
“the 2000 Act” means the National Parks (Scotland) Act 2000;
“the Authority” means the National Park Authority established by article 4 of the Designation Order;
“the Designation Order” means the Cairngorms National Park Designation, Transitional and Consequential Provisions (Scotland) Order 2003;
“close of nominations” means the latest time for delivery of nomination papers determined in accordance with article 9(1) below;
“elector” means a person who is, in accordance with paragraph 3(2) of Schedule 1 to the 2000 Act, entitled to vote at an election;
“election” means an election of members of the Authority held in accordance with paragraph 3(2) of Schedule 1 to the 2000 Act;
“local authority” means a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994, any part of whose area forms part of the National Park;
“member” means a member of the Authority elected by virtue of an election;
“National Park” means the National Park designated by article 3 of the Designation Order;
“registered” means registered in the register of local government electors, and cognate expressions should be construed accordingly;
“registration officer” has the same meaning as in the Representation of the People Act 1983.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2003/0110617177/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-cairngorms-national-park-elections-scotland-order-2003/article-2
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