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Paragraph 1 Interpretation

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For the purposes of this Schedule, unless the context otherwise requires–

  • “agent” includes an 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 paragraph 10;

  • “issue” includes the original and any subsequent issue;

  • “proxy postal voters list” means the list kept under article 12(7);

  • “postal ballot paper” means a ballot paper issued to a postal voter;

  • “postal voter” means a voter who is entitled to vote by post (and includes a proxy postal voter);

  • “postal voters' ballot box” means the ballot box referred to in paragraph 16(1)(a);

  • “receptacle for ballot paper envelopes”, “receptacle for postal voting statements”, “receptacle for rejected ballot paper envelopes” and “receptacle for rejected votes” mean, respectively, the receptacles referred to in paragraph 16(5); and

  • “spoilt postal ballot paper” means a ballot paper referred to in paragraph 13(1).