Regulation 2 Interpretation

For the purposes of these regulations–

• “the 1985 Act” means the Representation of the People Act 1985^f1;

• “the 2000 Act” means the Representation of the People Act 2000^f2;

• “absent voters list” means the list kept under paragraph 5 of Schedule 4 to the 2000 Act;

• “ballot paper envelope” and “covering envelope” mean the envelopes referred to in regulation 11;

• “list of postal proxies” means the list kept under paragraph 7(8) of Schedule 4 to the 2000 Act;

• “local authority” means a council constituted by section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994^f3;

• “local government area” means the area of a local authority;

• “postal ballot box” means the ballot box referred to in regulation 18(1)(b);

• “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 18(1)(a);

• “receptacle for ballot paper envelopes”, and other references to specified receptacles, means the receptacles referred to in regulation 18;

• “spoilt postal ballot paper” means a ballot paper referred to in regulation 14;

• “universal postal service provider” has the meaning given in the Postal Services Act 2000^f4 to a “universal service provider”; and

• “valid declaration of identity” means a declaration of identity in relation to which the returning officer is satisfied as mentioned in regulation 22.

A reference in these regulations to a numbered rule shall be construed as a reference to the rule of that number in the Scottish Local Government Elections Rules 2002^f5.