New Zealand Legislation: Acts

796 Interpretation

• In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires,

  Act means the Electoral Act 1993

  Petition

  • (a) Means an election petition presented under section 229(3) of the Act (that is, an election petition relating to either

    • (i) The return of a member of Parliament representing an electoral district; or

    • (ii) A failure to present a return at an election for a member of Parliament representing an electoral district); and

  • (b) Includes a petition complaining of no return that the Court, under section 229(2) of the Act, allows to be heard as provided with respect to an ordinary petition under section 229(3) of the Act:

  Registrar of Electors means, in relation to an electoral district, the Registrar of Electors appointed under the Act for that district

  Returning Officer means, in relation to an electoral district, the Returning Officer appointed under the Act for that district.

  Compare: SR 1996/218 r 3

  Part 15, comprising rr 796 to 818, was inserted, as from 1 December 1998, by rule 2 High Court Amendment Rules (No 2) 1998 (SR 1998/325).