Article 2 Interpretation

In this Order —

• “the Assembly” (“y Cynulliad”) 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 elections and regional elections for the return of all Assembly members;

• “poll clerk” (“clerc pleidleisio”) means a person appointed by the constituency returning officer to assist the presiding officer in the conduct of an election at a polling station;

• “presiding officer” (“swyddog llywyddu”) means the person appointed by the constituency returning officer to supervise a polling station;

• “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 2003 Order” (“Gorchymyn 2003”) means the National Assembly for Wales (Representation of the People) Order 2003; 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.