# The Scottish Local Government Elections Regulations 2002, Regulation 2: Interpretation


(1) For the purposes of these regulations–
“the 1985 Act” means the Representation of the People Act 1985;
“the 2000 Act” means the Representation of the People Act 2000;
“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;
“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 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.
(2) 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2002/561/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/scottish-local-government-elections-regulations-2002/regulation-2
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