Interpretation
129. In this Act unless the context otherwise requires" " approved symbol" means a symbol approved by the Commissioner under the Parliamentary Elections Act, No. 1 of 1981; " candidate " means a person who is nominated as a candidate at an election held under this Act by a recognized political party or an independent group ; " Commissioner"' means the Commissioner of Elections appointed under Article 103 of the Constitution ; " election " means an election held in an administrative district of a Province for the purpose of electing members to the Provincial Council established for that province ; " members " means a member of a Provincial Council; " Provincial Council" means a Provincial Council established under Chapter XVII A of the Constitution ; " register of electors " means a register of electors certified under the Registration of Electors Act, No. 44 of 1980; and " voter " means a person who, whether his name does or does not appear in a register of electors, applies to vote, or votes, at an election. |