Regulation 70 Overview and interpretation

This Chapter of this Part contains provision about voting in the referendum in Northern Ireland.

In this Chapter of this Part—

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

• “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 electors, or

     2. (ii)

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

• “the 2008 Regulations” means the Representation of the People (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2008^f1 as applied by Part 2 of Schedule 3;

• “the 1985 Act” means the Representation of the People Act 1985.