In this Act—
“the 1983 Act” means the Representation of the People Act 1983,
“the 2001 Regulations” means the Representation of the People (Scotland) Regulations 2001 (SI 2001/497),
“local government election” has the meaning given in section 204(1) of the 1983 Act,
“register of local government electors” means the register of local government electors maintained under section 9(1)(b) of the 1983 Act,
“registration officer” means a registration officer appointed under section 8(3) of the 1983 Act.