Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011

Interpretation

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12In this Part of this Schedule—

  • “European Parliamentary Elections (Northern Ireland) Regulations” means the European Parliamentary Elections (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/1267);

  • “Local Elections (Northern Ireland) Order” means the Local Elections (Northern Ireland) Order 1985 (S.I. 1985/454);

  • “peer” means a peer who is a member of the House of Lords;

  • “relevant register” means—

    (a)

    a register of parliamentary electors, or

    (b)

    in relation to a peer—

    (i)

    a register of local government electors, or

    (ii)

    a register of peers maintained under section 3 of the Representation of the People Act 1985 (peers resident outside the United Kingdom);

  • “the 2008 regulations” means the Representation of the People (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/1741) as applied by Schedule 4;

  • “the 1985 Act” means the Representation of the People Act 1985.