In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—

• “the 1978 Act” means the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978;

• “the 1983 Act” means the Representation of the People Act 19832;

• “the 2000 Act” means the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 20003;

• “absent voter” has the meaning given by rule 7(3);

• “absent voters list” has the meaning given by rule 8(1);

• “adjudicator” has the meaning given by rule 11(2);

• “appointed member” has the meaning given by paragraph 2(1)(a) of Schedule 1 to the 1978 Act4;

• “ballot paper” means a ballot paper as described in rule 22;

• “candidate statement” is a statement in terms of rule 14(2);

• “councillor member” has the meaning given by paragraph 2(1)(b) of Schedule 1 to the 1978 Act;

• “the count” has the meaning given by rule 32(1)(a);

• “counting agent” means a person appointed under rule 20;

• “elected member” has the meaning given by paragraph 2(1)(c) of Schedule 1 to the 1978 Act;

• “election” means a Health Board election;

• “election court” has the meaning given by section 202(1) of the 1983 Act5;

• “election day” means the day on which a Health Board election is held;

• “election notice” has the meaning given by rule 4(1);

• “election petition” means a petition presented under Part 3 of the 1983 Act as that Part is applied to Health Board elections by regulation 6;

• “electoral area” has the meaning given by section 204(1) of the 1983 Act6;

• “Health Board” means a Health Board constituted under section 2(1)(a) of the 1978 Act7;

• “Health Board election” has the meaning given by paragraph 1 of Schedule 1A to the 1978 Act;

• “local government area” has the meaning given by section 204(1) of the 1983 Act8;

• “nomination period” has meaning given by rule 1;

• “register of local government electors” means a register maintained under section 9(1)(b) of the 1983 Act9;

• “registration officer” means an officer appointed in accordance with section 8 of the 1983 Act10;

• “relevant registration officer” has the meaning given by rule 6;

• “returning officer” means the returning officer for a Health Board election in terms of rule 2;

• “voter” means an individual entitled to vote at a Health Board election in terms of paragraph 9 of Schedule 1A to the 1978 Act and rule 5; and

• “voting pack” is a pack described in rule 21(2).

Any reference in these Regulations to a numbered rule is a reference to the rule set out in the Schedule.