1U.K.The polls to be taken together under section 4(3) are referred to in this Schedule as “combined polls”.
2U.K.In this Schedule—
“the 2010 Order” means the Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/2999);
“constituency ballot paper” means a ballot paper for the poll for electing a constituency member in a Scottish parliamentary election;
“constituency returning officer” is to be construed in accordance with Article 14 of the 2010 Order;
“counting agent” means a counting agent for the referendum or a counting agent for a Scottish parliamentary election (except where one or other is specified);
“regional ballot paper” means a ballot paper for the poll for electing a regional member in a Scottish parliamentary election;
“referendum ballot paper” means a ballot paper for the referendum;
“regional returning officer” has the meaning given by section 12(6) of the Scotland Act 1998;
“returning officer” means a person who is a constituency returning officer or a regional returning officer (unless one or other is specified);
“Scottish parliamentary election” means an election in a constituency held under section 2 of the Scotland Act 1998 (comprising the poll for electing a constituency member and the poll for electing regional members);
“Scottish Parliamentary Election Rules” means the rules set out in Schedule 2 to the 2010 Order.