The Nursing and Midwifery Council (Election Scheme) Rules Order of Council 2005

Interpretation

2.—(1) In these Rules—

“elector” means a registrant who is entitled, in accordance with rule 15(1), to vote in an election;

“extension period” shall be construed in accordance with rule 11(1), read with rules 12(1) and 23(1)(b);

“further extension period” shall be construed in accordance with rule 11(4);

“Independent Scrutineer” means the person appointed in accordance with rule 4(1);

“last date for despatch of voting papers” shall be construed in accordance with rule 14(1)(a), read with rules 11(3)(a) and (5)(a), 12(2)(a) and 23(1)(c)(i);

“last date for nominations” shall be construed in accordance with rule 7(1), read with rules 11(1) and (4), 12(1) and 23(1)(b);

“last date for return of voting papers” shall be construed in accordance with rule 14(1)(b), read with rules 11(3)(b) and (5)(b), 12(2)(b) and 23(1)(c)(ii);

“the Order” means the Nursing and Midwifery Order 2001;

“personal identification number” means the unique number allocated to each applicant on first registration; and

“Returning Officer” shall be construed in accordance with rule 3.

(2) Any requirement in these Rules for any nomination, voting paper, electronic vote or other material to be received by the Independent Scrutineer by a date fixed by the Returning Officer or calculated in accordance with these Rules shall be construed as a requirement that it shall be received by her not later than 5.00 pm on that date.

(3) In computing for the purpose of these Rules a period expressed as a period of clear days, no account shall be taken of the day of the event from or to which the period is computed.