ln this Act, unless the context otherwise indicates—

"agent"

means a person appointed in terms of section 58;

"chief electoral officer"

means the person appointed in terms of section 12(1) of the Electoral Commission Act and includes any person designated to act in that capacity  in terms of section 12(3) of that Act;

"Code"

means a Code issued by the Commission under section 99,  and includes the Electoral Code of Conduct;

"Commission"

means the Electoral Commission, established by section 3 of the Electoral Commission Act;

"counter"

means a person appointed in terms of section 78;

"counting officer"

means a person appointed in terms of section 76;

"election"

means—

"election timetable"

means a timetable for an election published by the Commission  in terms of section 20;

"Electoral Code of Conduct"

means the Code contained in Schedule 2;

"Electoral Commission Act"

means the Electoral Commission Act, 1996 (Act No. 51 of 1996);

"Electoral Court"

means the Court established by section 18 of the Electoral  Commission Act;

"identity document"

means an identity card issued in terms of the Identification Act, 1997 (Act No. 68 of 1997);

[definition substitution by No. 1 (a) of Act No. 18 of 2013 Government Gazette 37069]

"list of candidates"

means the list of candidates referred to in section 27;

"municipal council"

means a municipal council referred to in Chapter 7 of the Constitution;

"officer"

means—

or any natural person appointed in terms of section 80;

"party liaison committee"

means a committee established in terms of the Regulations on Party Liaison Committees published in terms of the Electoral Commission Act;

"political office"

in relation to a registered party, means any office in the party to which a representative of the party is elected or nominated, whether involving remuneration or not, or any other paid office in the party to which a person is appointed;

"prescribe"

means prescribe by regulation in terms of section 100 and "prescribed" has a corresponding  meaning;

"prescribed manner"

includes any prescribed requirement as to time, process or form;

"presiding officer"

means a person appointed in terms of section 72;

"registered  party"

means a party registered in terms of section 15 of the Electoral Commission  Act;

"security services"

means the services as defined in section 199 of the Constitution;

"serve"

means to send by registered post, telegram, telex or telefax or to deliver by hand;

"South African passport"

means a passport issued in terms of the South African Passports and Travel Documents Act, 1994 (Act No. 4 of 1994);

[definition insertion by No. 1 (b) of Act No. 18 of 2013 of Government Gazette 37069]

"this Act"

includes any regulations made in terms of section 100;

"voter"

means a South African citizen—

"voters' roll"

means the national common voters' roll compiled in terms of section 5;

"voting district"

means a voting district established in terms of section 60;

"voting officer"

means a person appointed in terms of section 74;

"voting station"

means any voting station established in terms of section 64.