Article 2 Interpretation

In this Order and in any provision as applied by this Order, unless the contrary intention appears—

• “the 1983 Act” means the Representation of the People Act 1983^f1;

• “the 2000 Act” means the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000^f2;

• “the Elections Regulations” means the Representation of the People (England and Wales) Regulations 2001^f3;

• “the Preparations Act” means the Regional Assemblies (Preparations) Act 2003^f4;

• “the Regional Assembly and Local Government Referendum Rules” means the Rules set out in Schedule 1 to this Order;

• “the RP Act 2000” means the Representation of the People Act 2000^f5;

• “ballot number” means a barcode, which may include printed letters and numbers, unique to each ballot pack;

• “ballot pack” has the meaning given in rule 10(2) of the Regional Assembly and Local Government Referendum Rules;

• “combined polls” means the poll at a Regional Assembly referendum and the poll at a local government referendum taken together;

• “combined referendums” means a Regional Assembly referendum and local government referendum where the polls are taken together;

• “list of ballot numbers issued” has the meaning given in rule 14(4) of the Regional Assembly and Local Government Referendum Rules;

• “local government referendum” means a referendum held in a county area pursuant to an order under section 2(2) of the Preparations Act;

• “permitted participant” has the same meaning as in section 105(1) and (1A) of the 2000 Act, as applied and modified by article 7 of, and the Table in Part 1 of Schedule 3 to, this Order;

• “referendum” means a referendum to which this Order applies;

• “referendum area” means the area in which the referendum is held;

• “Regional Assembly referendum” means a referendum held in a region pursuant to an order under section 1(1) of the Preparations Act;

• “voting area” means one of the following where comprised in the referendum area—

  1. (a)

     a district in England,

  2. (b)

     the Isle of Wight, or

  3. (c)

     the Isles of Scilly.