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Paragraph 28 Interpretation

England and Wales

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

In this Part of this Schedule—

  • “agent” includes the election agent and a person appointed to attend in the election agent's place;

  • “ballot paper envelope” and “covering envelope” have the meaning given in paragraph 38;

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

  • “postal voters' ballot box” means the ballot box referred to in paragraph 45(1)(a);

  • “receptacle for ballot paper envelopes” and other references to specified receptacles means the receptacles listed in paragraph 45(5);

  • “spoilt postal ballot paper” means a ballot paper referred to in paragraph 41;

  • “valid postal voting statement” means a postal voting statement which, in accordance with paragraph F1...51, the local returning officer is satisfied is duly completed.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Words in Sch. 2 para. 28 omitted (6.4.2014) by virtue of The Police and Crime Commissioner Elections (Amendment) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/921), arts. 1(5), 16 (with art. 1(5))