Interpretation
1. For the purposes of this Schedule, unless the context otherwise requires—
“agent” includes an election agent and a person appointed to attend in the election agent’s place;
“ballot paper envelope” and “covering envelope” mean the envelopes referred to in paragraph 10;
“issue” includes the original and any subsequent issue;
“postal ballot paper” means a ballot paper issued, or to be issued, to a postal voter;
“postal voter” means a voter who is entitled to vote by post (and includes a proxy postal voter);
“postal voters’ ballot box” means the ballot box referred to in paragraph 17(1)(a);
“receptacle for ballot paper envelopes”, “receptacle for postal voting statements (verification procedure)”, “receptacle for rejected ballot paper envelopes”, “receptacle for rejected votes” and “receptacle for rejected votes (verification procedure)” mean, respectively, the receptacles referred to in paragraph 17(5);
“spoilt ballot paper” means a ballot paper referred to in paragraph 13(1); and
“valid postal voting statement” means a postal voting statement which, in accordance with paragraph 22, the CRO is satisfied has been duly completed.