The Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) Order 2002

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 below;

“issue” includes the original and any subsequent issue;

“list of postal proxies” means the list kept under article 12(7);

“postal ballot box” means the ballot box referred to in paragraph 16(1)(b) below;

“postal ballot paper” means a ballot paper issued to a postal voter;

“postal voter” means a voter who is entitled to vote by post (and includes a postal proxy);

“postal voters' ballot box” means the ballot box referred to in paragraph 16(1)(a) below;

“receptacle for ballot paper envelopes” and “receptacle for declarations of identity” mean the receptacles referred to in paragraph 16(5) below;

“receptacle for rejected ballot paper envelopes” means the receptacle referred to in paragraph 15(4) below;

“receptacle for rejected votes” means the receptacle referred to in paragraph 16(5) below; and

“spoilt postal ballot paper” means a ballot paper referred to in paragraph 13(1) below.