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2.—(1) In these Rules,

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

“the Combination of Polls Regulations” means the Representation of the People (Combination of Polls) (England and Wales) Regulations 2004 M1;

“counting observer” shall have the same meaning as in regulation 2(1) of the Local Authorities (Conduct of Referendums) (England) Regulations 2001 M2;

“counting officer” shall have the same meaning as in regulation 2(1) of the Local Authorities (Conduct of Referendums) (England) Regulations 2001;

“European Parliamentary election” shall have the same meaning as in section 27(1) of the Representation of the People Act 1985 M3;

“local counting area” shall have the same meaning as in regulation 2(1) of the European Parliamentary Elections Regulations 2004 M4;

“mayoral election” means an election conducted under the Local Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (England and Wales) Regulations 2002 M5;

“petition organiser” shall have the same meaning as in regulation 3 of the Local Authorities (Referendums) (Petitions and Directions) (England) Regulations 2000 M6;

[F1“police and crime commissioner election” means an election of a police and crime commissioner in accordance with Chapter 6 of Part 1 of the 2011 Act;]

“polling observer” shall have the same meaning as in regulation 2(1) of the Local Authorities (Conduct of Referendums) (England) Regulations 2001;

“principal area” means, in England, a county or district and, in Wales, a county or county borough;

“referendum” means a referendum conducted under the Local Authorities (Conduct of Referendums) (England) Regulations 2001;

“voting area” shall have the same meaning as in regulation 2 of the Local Authorities (Conduct of Referendums) (England) Regulations 2001.

(2) In these Rules, “relevant election or referendum” means one or more of the following—

(a)a Parliamentary election M7;

(b)a European Parliamentary election;

(c)another local government election;

(d)a mayoral election; and

(e)a referendum,

[F2(f)a police and crime commissioner election,]

the poll at which is taken together with the poll at the parish or community election.

(3) In the case of a referendum, a reference to—

(a)a “candidate” shall be construed as a reference to a petition organiser;

(b)an “election agent” or a “counting agent” shall be construed as a reference to a counting observer;

(c)a “polling agent” shall be construed as a reference to a polling observer; and

(d)a “returning officer” shall be construed as a reference to a counting officer.

(4) Any reference in these Rules to a district shall be construed as a reference to a county in the case of a county in which there are no district councils.

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M2S.I. 2001/1298, which was amended by S.I. 2004/226.

M31985 c.50. Subsection (1) of section 27 was amended by the European Communities (Amendment) Act 1986 (c.58), section 3(1). The definition of the European Assembly was repealed by the Schedule to that Act on the entering into force of the Single European Act (Cmnd. 9758) on 1 July 1987.

M7For the definition of “Parliamentary election”, see the Interpretation Act 1978 (c.30), Schedule 1.

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