In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires –

"commissioners" means the members of the Electoral Commission;

"Constitution" means the Constitution of Malta,

"Electoral Commission" means the Electoral Commission established by article 60 of the Constitution;

"electoral division" has the same meaning as it has for the purposes of the election of members of the House;

"Electoral Polling Ordinance" means articles 41 to 62 of the Electoral (Polling) Ordinance (also reproduced as the Fourteenth Schedule to the General Elections Act;

"Gazette" means the Malta Government Gazette;

"House" means the House of Representatives;

"Malta" has the same meaning as is assigned to it in article 124 of the Constitution;

"referendum" includes a referendum under this Act and a referendum under the Constitution;

"referendum under this Act" means a referendum held for any purpose as provided in article 3(1);

"referendum under the Constitution" means a referendum held for the purposes of article 66(3) of the Constitution;

"writ" means the writ issued under article 9.