Sch. 9.1

(1)In this Schedule-
(a)"an ordinary general election to the Scottish Parliament" means an election held under section 2 of the Scotland Act 1998;

(b)"an extraordinary general election to the Scottish Parliament" means an election held under section 3 of the Scotland Act 1998;

(c)"an ordinary general election to the National Assembly for Wales" means an election held under section 3 of the Government of Wales Act 2006;

(ca)"an extraordinary general election to the National Assembly for Wales" means an election held under section 5 of the Government of Wales Act 2006;

(d)"an ordinary general election to the Northern Ireland Assembly" means an election held under section 31 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998; and

(e)"an extraordinary general election to the Northern Ireland Assembly" means an election held under section 32 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998.

(2)For the purposes of this Schedule a registered party-

(a)contests a constituency if any candidate stands for election for that constituency in the name of the party; and

(b)contests any region if the party is included in the statement of parties and candidates nominated for that region.

(3)For the purposes of this Schedule a parliamentary general election is pending during the period-

(a)beginning with the date on which Her Majesty's intention to dissolve Parliament is announced in connection with a forthcoming parliamentary general election, and

(b)ending with the date of the poll for that election.