Regulation 59 Overview and interpretation

This Chapter of this Part contains provision about voting in the referendum in England and Wales and Scotland.

In this Chapter of this Part^f1—

• “anonymous entry”, in relation to a register of electors, is to be read in accordance with section 9B of the 1983 Act^f2;

• “peer” means a peer who is a member of the House of Lords;

• “relevant register” means—

  1. (a)

     a register of parliamentary electors, or

  2. (b)

     in relation to a peer—

     1. (i)

        a register of local government electors, or

     2. (ii)

        a register of peers maintained under section 3 of the Representation of the People Act 1985^f3 (peers resident outside the United Kingdom);

• “the relevant regulations”—

  1. (a)

     in relation to England and Wales, means the Representation of the People (England and Wales) Regulations 2001^f4 as applied by Part 1 of Schedule 3;

  2. (b)

     in relation to Scotland, means the Representation of the People (Scotland) Regulations 2001^f5 as so applied;

• “the RPA 2000” means the Representation of the People Act 2000^f6.