# Representation of the People (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2001, Regulation 65: Interpretation of Part V


For the purposes of this Part of these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—
“absent voters list” means the list kept under section 7(4) of the 1985 Act;
“agent” includes the election agent and a person appointed to attend in the election agent’s place;
“ballot paper envelope” and “covering envelope” mean the envelopes referred to in regulation 73 below;
“list of postal proxies” means the list kept under section 9(9) of the 1985 Act;
“postal ballot paper” means a ballot paper issued to a postal voter;
“postal voter” means an elector or proxy who is entitled to vote by post;
“postal voters' ballot box” means the ballot box referred to in regulation 78(1)(a);
“receptacle for ballot paper envelopes”, and other references to specified receptacles, means the receptacles referred to in regulation 78(5) below;
“spoilt postal ballot paper” means a ballot paper referred to in regulation 76(1) below;
“universal postal service provider” has the meaning given in the Postal Services Act 2000 to a “universal service provider”; and
“valid declaration of identity” means one falling within regulation 82(1) below.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2001/0110190580/regulation/65 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-representation-of-the-people-northern-ireland-regulations-2001/regulation-65
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