LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1995 - SECT 4.1

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1995 - SECT 4.1

4.1 .         Terms used

                In this Part —

        election means —

            (a)         an election of a mayor or president by electors; or

            (b)         an election of a councillor or councillors whether in a district or in a ward;

        election day means the day fixed under this Act for the holding of any poll needed for an election;

        election notice has the meaning given by section 4.64;

        electoral officer means a returning officer or a deputy returning officer or electoral officer appointed by a returning officer;

        electoral requirements means the provisions of this Act about the preparation of electoral rolls, nomination of candidates and other preparations for the holding of elections;

        electoral roll is a collective term that refers —

            (a)         in the case of a district that has wards, to the ward rolls; and

            (b)         in the case of any district or ward, to the residents roll or rolls and the owners and occupiers roll or rolls,

        that may form the electoral roll;

        polling place means —

            (a)         in the case of a voting in person election, a place appointed under section 4.23 for the casting of votes;

            (b)         in the case of a postal election, a place appointed under section 4.23 for the delivery of votes;

        this Act means this Act or the regulations and this Part means this Part or the regulations made for the purposes of this Part.