SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 1Amendments
Part 7Miscellaneous
The 1983 Act
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1
Section 202(1) (general interpretation) is amended as follows.
2
Omit the definition of “absent voters list”.
3
After the definition of “parliamentary election petition” insert—
“the postal voters list” means—
a
in relation to England and Wales and Scotland, the list of persons kept in pursuance of paragraph 5(2) of Schedule 4 to the Representation of the People Act 2000 (persons whose applications to vote by post have been granted);
b
in relation to Northern Ireland, the list of persons kept in pursuance of section 7(4)(a) of the Representation of the People Act 1985 (persons whose applications to vote by post have been granted);
“the proxy postal voters list” means—
a
in relation to England and Wales and Scotland, the list of persons kept in pursuance of paragraph 7(8) of Schedule 4 to the Representation of the People Act 2000 (persons whose applications to vote by post as proxy have been granted);
b
in relation to Northern Ireland, the list of persons kept in pursuance of section 9(9) of the Representation of the People Act 1985 (persons whose applications to vote by post as proxy have been granted).