The Scottish Local Government Elections Rules 2002

Interpretation

3.  In these Rules–

“elector” means a person who is registered in the register to be used at the election as a local government elector for the local government area in which the election is held, and includes a person shown in the register as below voting age if (but only if) it appears from it that such person will be of voting age on the day fixed for the poll;

“local authority” means a council constituted by section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994(1);

“local government area” means the area of a local authority.