# The Regional Assembly and Local Government Referendums Order 2004, 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;
“the 2000 Act” means the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000;
“the Elections Regulations” means the Representation of the People (England and Wales) Regulations 2001;
“the Preparations Act” means the Regional Assemblies (Preparations) Act 2003;
“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;
“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—
(a) a district in England,
(b) the Isle of Wight, or
(c) the Isles of Scilly.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2004/0110494687/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-regional-assembly-and-local-government-referendums-order-2004/article-2
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