In these regulations any word or expression to which a meaning has been assigned in the Act shall have that meaning and, unless the context otherwise indicates—

"identity number"

in relation to a person, means the identity number assigned to a person whose particulars are included in the population register and which appears in the identity document of such person;

"municipal electoral officer"

means a person appointed as such by the chief electoral officer;

[Definition substituted by regulation 2 of Notice No. R. 912, GG 21558, dated 6 September 2000]

"My IEC portal"

means a secure online business application located on the official website;

[Definition inserted by regulation 2.1 of Notice No. 372, GG 42289, dated 6 March 2019]

"name"

in relation to a voters’ roll, means the surname followed by the full forenames of a person;

"official website"

means the website of the Commission accessible at http://www.elections.org.za;

[Definition inserted by regulation 2.2 of Notice No. 372, GG 42289, dated 6 March 2019]

"participating party"

means a party referred to in section 27 of the Act;

"registration officer"

means a person appointed as such by the chief electoral officer;

"signature"

for the purposes of any application made in terms of these regulations, means the signature, thumbprint, fingerprint or palm-print of, or cross or mark made by the applicant;

"the Act"

means the Electoral Act, 1998 (Act No, 73 of 1998).