InterpretationI13

1

In these Rules—

  • “the 1983 Act” (“Deddf 1983”) means the Representation of the People Act 1983;

  • “the Combination of Polls Regulations” (“Rheoliadau Cyfuno Pleidleisiau”) means the Representation of the People (Combination of Polls) (England and Wales) Regulations 20044;

  • “county” (“sir”) means a county in Wales;

  • “county borough” (“bwrdeistref sirol”) means a county borough in Wales;

  • “excluded day” (“diwrnod eithriedig”) means a day that is—

    1. a

      a Saturday;

    2. b

      a Sunday;

    3. c

      Christmas Eve;

    4. d

      Christmas Day;

    5. e

      Good Friday;

    6. f

      a day that is a bank holiday in England and Wales under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 19715;

  • “home address information” (“gwybodaeth am gyfeiriad cartref”) in relation to a person nominated—

    1. a

      in Schedule 1, has the meaning given by rule 13(3) of that Schedule, and

    2. b

      in Schedule 2, has the meaning given by rule 13(3) of that Schedule;

  • “principal area” (“prif ardal”) means a county or county borough.

2

For the purposes of these Rules, an election is a “relevant election” if it is one of the following elections and the poll at the election is taken together with the poll at an election of councillors to a county council or county borough council—

a

a parliamentary election;

b

an election of councillors to a community council;

c

a mayoral election, that is, an election conducted under the Local Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (England and Wales) Regulations 20076;

d

a police and crime commissioner election, that is, an election of a police and crime commissioner in accordance with Chapter 6 of Part 1 of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 20117.

3

In these Rules, unless otherwise indicated, the following words and expressions have the same meaning as in the 1983 Act (see section 202(1)8 of that Act)—

  • “anonymous entry” (“cofnod dienw”);

  • “disability” (“anabledd”)

  • “election court” (“llys etholiad”);

  • “election petition” (“deiseb etholiad”);

  • “elector” (“etholwr”);

  • “list of proxies” (“rhestr dirprwyon”);

  • “postal voters list” (“rhestr pleidleiswyr post”);

  • “proxy postal voters list” (“rhestr pleidleiswyr post drwy ddirprwy”);

  • “proper officer” (“swyddog priodol”);

  • “record of anonymous entries” (“cofnod cofnodion dienw”);

  • “voter” (“pleidleisiwr”).