# Northern Ireland Negotiations (Referendum) Order 1998, Article 2: Interpretation


Unless the context otherwise requires, in this Order and any provision applied by this Order—
“1962 Act” means the Electoral Law Act (Northern Ireland) 1962;
“1983 Act” means the Representation of the People Act 1983;
“1985 Act” means the Representation of the People Act 1985;
“1996 Act” means the Northern Ireland (Entry to Negotiations, etc) Act 1996;
“1985 Order” means the Local Elections (Northern Ireland) Order 1985;
“1986 Regulations” means the Representation of the People (Northern Ireland) Regulations 1986;
“elector” means a person entitled to vote at the referendum and “register of electors” shall be construed accordingly;
“local election” has the same meaning as in the 1962 Act;
“party” means a party elected at the elections held under section 1 of the 1996 Act;
“referendum” means the referendum to be held under article 3 below;
“relevant nominating representative” means a nominating representative (within the meaning of section 5 of the 1996 Act) of a party; and
“verifying officer” means an officer responsible for the verification of the ballot paper accounts.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/1998/0110659333/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-northern-ireland-negotiations-referendum-order-1998/article-2
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