General provisions as to interpretation
38(1)Section 202 shall be amended as follows.
(2)In subsection (1)—
(a)in the definition of “election”, after “parliamentary election” there shall be inserted “, an Authority election”;
(b)in paragraph (b) of the definition of “election court”, after “questioning” there shall be inserted “an Authority election or”;
(c)for the definition of “proper officer” there shall be substituted—
““proper officer”—
(a)in relation to the Greater London Authority, has the same meaning as in the 1999 Act (see section 424(2) of that Act);
(b)except as provided by paragraph (a) above, in England and Wales means a proper officer within the meaning of section 270(3) and (4) of the [1972 c. 70.] Local Government Act 1972;”.
(3)In subsection (1), after the definition of “proper officer” there shall be inserted—
““registered political party” means a party registered under the [1998 c. 48.] Registration of Political Parties Act 1998.”