Parliament (Elections and Meeting) Act 1943

22 Interpretation of Part I

In this Part of this Act, except where the contrary intention appears, the following expressions have the meanings hereby respectively assigned to them—

• " appointed day " means such day as may be appointed by order of the Secretary of State;

• " bank holiday " means—

  (a)

  in relation to a general election, a day which is a bank holiday under the [34 & 35 Vict. c. 17.] Bank Holidays Act, 1871, as amended by any subsequent enactment (including Defence Regulations), in any part of the United Kingdom; and

  (b)

  in relation to a by-election, a day which is a bank holiday under the said Act as so amended in that part of the United Kingdom in which the constituency in question is situated;

• " electoral registration regulations " means regulations made by the Secretary of State under this Part of this Act;

• " electors list " means a list, prepared by a registration officer in pursuance of electoral registration regulations, of persons who appear to him to be qualified to be registered under this Part of this Act;

• " member of the forces " means a person who, being a member of—

  (a)

  any of the armed forces of the Crown raised in the United Kingdom;

  (b)

  the Women's Royal Naval Service;

  (c)

  the Queen Alexandra's Royal Naval Nursing Service;

  (d)

  any other organisation established under the control of the Admiralty, Army Council or Air Council and raised in the United Kingdom;

  is, or would if he were in the United Kingdom be, by virtue of such membership for the time being exempt under national registration regulations from registration in the National Register;

• " national registration regulations " means regulations made by the Ministers under -the National Registration Act, 1939;

• " prescribed '' means prescribed by electoral registration regulations;

• " principal Act " means the [7 & 8 Geo. 5. c. 64.] Representation of the People Act, 1918, as amended by any subsequent enactment or Order in Council;

• " seaman " means a person who is for the time being exempt under national registration regulations from registration under the National Registration Act, 1939, as being a seaman, or who would be so exempt if he were in the United Kingdom, being a person whose usual place of residence is in the United Kingdom;

and the expressions " constituency ", " general election ", " university constituency " and " university election " have the same meanings as in the principal Act.