Article 2 Interpretation

In this Order—

• “the Assembly” (“y CynulliadM”) means the National Assembly for Wales,

• “Assembly constituency” (“etholaeth Cynulliad”) and “Assembly electoral region” (“rhanbarth etholiadol Cynulliad”) are to be construed in accordance with section 2(2) of, and Schedule 1 to, the Government of Wales Act 1998^f1,

• “Assembly election” (“etholiad Cynulliad”) means a constituency election or a regional election,

• “constituency election” (“etholiad etholaeth”) means an election to return an Assembly member for an Assembly constituency,

• “constituency returning officer” (“swyddog canlyniadau etholaeth”) means the person who is the returning officer for a constituency election,

• “ordinary election” (“etholiad cyffredin”) means the holding of constituency and regional elections for the return of all Assembly members,

• “regional election” (“etholiad rhanbarthol”) means an election to return Assembly members for an Assembly electoral region,

• “regional returning officer” (“swyddog canlyniadau rhanbarthol”) means the person who is the returning officer for a regional election,

• “the 1999 Order” (“Gorchymyn 1999”) means the National Assembly for Wales (Representation of the People) Order 1999, and

any reference to a register of electors is a reference to the register (or registers) of electors used at an Assembly election and to the register (or registers) as first published.