Regulation 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations—

• “the 1993 Act” means the Crofters (Scotland) Act 1993;

• “close of nominations” means the deadline for return of nomination papers determined in accordance with regulation 11(1);

• “the Commission” means the body established by section 1 of the Crofters (Scotland) Act 1955^f1 and continued in being by section 1(1) of the 1993 Act;

• “crofting electoral register” means the register compiled and maintained by the registration officer under regulation 3;

• “election” means an election of a member of the Commission;

• “election notice” means a notice published under regulation 12;

• “elector” means a person who, in accordance with regulation 4, is entitled to vote in an election and unless the context requires otherwise includes that person’s proxy;

• “non-business day” means—

  1. (a)

     a Saturday or Sunday;

  2. (b)

     Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Good Friday or Easter Monday;

  3. (c)

     a day which is a bank holiday in Scotland under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971^f2; or

  4. (d)

     a day appointed for public thanksgiving or mourning;

• “registration officer” means the chief executive of the Commission;

• “residency duty” means the duty set out in section 5AA or 19C(2)(a) of the 1993 Act^f3;

• “returning officer” means the person appointed under regulation 6(1);

• “undertaking” means an undertaking under section 26D of the 1993 Act^f4; and

• “unique identifying number” is, in relation to a ballot paper, a mark printed on the back consisting of a combination of a bar code and a number.