Interpretation of Part 5
70. For the purposes of this Part of these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—
“absent voters list” means the list kept under section 7(4) of the 1985 Act;
“agent” includes the election agent and a person appointed to attend in the election agent’s place;
“ballot paper envelope” and “covering envelope” means the envelopes referred to in regulation 78;
“list of postal proxies” means the list kept under section 9(9) of the 1985 Act;
“postal ballot paper” means a ballot paper issued to a postal voter;
“postal voter” means an elector or proxy who is entitled to vote by post;
“postal voters’ ballot box” means the ballot box referred to in regulation 83(1)(a);
“receptacle for ballot paper envelopes”, and other references to specified receptacles, means the receptacles referred to in regulation 83(5);
“spoilt postal ballot paper” means a ballot paper referred to in regulation 81(1);
“universal postal service provider” has the meaning given in the Postal Services Act 2000(1) to a “universal service provider”; and
“valid declaration of identity” means one falling within regulation 87(1).