# The Crofting Commission (Elections) (Scotland) Regulations 2011, 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 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—
(a) a Saturday or Sunday;
(b) Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Good Friday or Easter Monday;
(c) a day which is a bank holiday in Scotland under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971; or
(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;
“returning officer” means the person appointed under regulation 6(1);
“undertaking” means an undertaking under section 26D of the 1993 Act; 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2011/9780111015322/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-crofting-commission-elections-scotland-regulations-2011/regulation-2
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