PART IGENERAL
Citation and commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park Elections (Scotland) Order 2002 and shall come into force on the day after the day on which it is made.
Interpretation
2. In this Order–
“the 1973 Act” means the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973(1);
“the 2000 Act” means the National Parks (Scotland) Act 2000;
“the Authority” means the National Park Authority established by article 4 of the Designation Order;
“the Designation Order” means the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park Designation, Transitional and Consequential Provisions (Scotland) Order 2002(2);
“close of nominations” means the latest time for delivery of nomination papers determined in accordance with article 9(1) below;
“elector” means a person who is, in accordance with paragraph 3(2) of Schedule 1 to the 2000 Act, entitled to vote at an election;
“election” means an election of members of the Authority held in accordance with paragraph 3(2) of Schedule 1 to the 2000 Act;
“local authority” means a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994(3), any part of whose area forms part of the National Park;
“member” means a member of the Authority elected by virtue of an election;
“National Park” means the National Park designated by article 3 of the Designation Order;
“registered” means registered in the register of local government electors, and cognate expressions should be construed accordingly;
“registration officer” has the same meaning as in the Representation of the People Act 1983(4).
1994 c. 39. Section 2 has been subject to amendments which are not relevant to this Order.