SCHEDULE 3Issue and receipt of postal ballot papers

Interpretation

1.  For the purposes of this Schedule, unless the context requires otherwise—

“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 11;

“issue” includes the original and any subsequent issue;

“postal ballot box” means the ballot box referred to in paragraph 17(1)(b);

“postal voters' ballot box” means the ballot box referred to in paragraph 17(1)(a);

“receptacle for ballot paper envelopes”, and other references to specified receptacles, means the receptacles referred to in paragraph 17(5); and

“spoilt postal ballot paper” means a ballot paper referred to in paragraph 14(1);