Interpretation of this Schedule
1.—(1) In this Schedule references to the “marked register or lists” means any part of the marked copies of—
(a)the polling register;
(b)the postal voters list;
(c)the list of proxies; and
(d)the proxy postal voters list,
retained by the CRO under paragraph 29 of Schedule 4 (retention of postal ballot papers, etc.) or rule 70 of the Scottish Parliamentary Election Rules (retention of documents).
(2) In this Schedule—
(a)“full register” and “edited register” have the same meaning as in the 2001 Regulations(1);
(b)“processor” means a person who provides a service which consists of putting information into data form and any reference to a processor includes a reference to the processor’s employees;
(c)“relevant conditions” has the same meaning as in section 33(1) of the Data Protection Act 1998(2);
(d)“research purposes” shall be construed in accordance with section 33(1) of the Data Protection Act 1998; and
(e)any reference to an employee of any person who has access to a copy of the full register shall be deemed to include any person working or providing services for the purposes of that person or employed by or on behalf of, or working for, any person who is so working or who is supplying such a service.
(3) Any duty of a CRO to supply records or lists or make them available for inspection under this Schedule imposes only a duty to provide that information in the form in which the CRO holds it.
See regulation 93(1) inserted by S.I. 2002/1872.