The European Parliamentary Elections (Returning Officer’s Charges) (Northern Ireland) Order 2004

• Citation: S.I. 2004/1405
• Sections: 23

Section 1 Citation, commencement and extent

(1) This Order may be cited as the European Parliamentary Elections (Returning Officer’s Charges) (Northern Ireland) Order 2004 and shall come into force on the day after the day on which it is made.

(2) This Order extends to Northern Ireland only.

Section 2 Interpretation

In this Order—

“election” means a European Parliamentary election;

“register of electors” has the meaning given in regulation 2 of the 2004 Regulations ; and

“the 2004 Regulations” means the European Parliamentary Elections (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2004.

Section 3 Revocation

The European Parliamentary Elections (Returning Officer’s Charges) (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 is hereby revoked.

Section 4 Expenses in respect of which a returning officer at a European Parliamentary election in Northern Ireland may recover his charges

(1) For the purposes of regulation 16(1)(a) of the 2004 Regulations (which provides that a returning officer is entitled to recover his charges in respect of expenses properly incurred in connection with a European Parliamentary election if the expenses are of a kind specified in an order made under that provision and the charges are reasonable)—

(a) expenses of the kind described in paragraphs 1(1), 2(1), 3(1), 4(1), 5(1) and 6 of Part A of the Schedule to this Order; and

(b) expenses of a kind described in Part B of the Schedule to this Order,

are hereby specified.

(2) The maximum recoverable amounts at a contested election in respect of the expenses specified in Part A of the Schedule are hereby specified as the amounts set out in the right-hand side column of that Part in respect of each entry set out opposite thereto in the left-hand column of that Part.

(3) The maximum recoverable amount in respect of the expenses specified in Part A of the Schedule at an uncontested election is hereby specified as £1314.33.

Section 1

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(1) This paragraph makes provision for the returning officer’s expenses in respect of payment of deputy returning officers appointed under regulation 4(1) of the 2004 Regulations in connection with the conduct of the election and the discharge of his duties in relation to the election.

Section 1

Travelling and overnight subsistence expenses of—

(a) the returning officer;

(b) any deputy appointed under regulation 4(1) of the 2004 Regulations; and

(c) any person appointed under regulation 4(2) of the 2004 Regulations.

Section 2

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(1) This paragraph makes provision for the returning officer’s expenses in respect of the payment of presiding officers at polling stations.

Section 2

(1) Expenses in printing or otherwise producing the ballot papers.

(2) Expenses in the provision to each polling station of the large version of the ballot paper and of the prescribed device for assisting voters with disabilities.

Section 3

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(1) This paragraph makes provision for the returning officer’s expenses in respect of the payment of poll clerks at polling stations.

Section 3

Expenses in printing or otherwise producing the official poll cards and in delivering them to the voters, excluding the expenses referred to in paragraph 4(1) of Part A of this Schedule.

Section 4

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(1) This paragraph makes provision for the returning officer’s expenses in respect of the payment of persons employed in connection with the preparation, revision and issue of the official poll cards.

Section 4

Expenses in printing or otherwise producing and, where appropriate, publishing notices and other documents required by the 2004 Regulations.

Section 5

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(1) This paragraph makes provision for the returning officer’s expenses in respect of the payment of persons employed in connection with—

(a) the issue and receipt of postal ballot papers; and

(b) any other clerical or other assistance for the purposes of the election.

Section 5

Expenses in renting, heating, lighting and cleaning any building or room.

Section 6

The maximum recoverable amount for the returning officer’s expenses in respect of providing training for deputy returning officers appointed under regulation 4(1) of the 2004 Regulations is

Section 6

Expenses in adapting any building or room and in restoring it to a fit condition for its normal use.

Section 7

Expenses in the provision of voting compartments and any other furniture necessary for polling stations and the provision in any place of furniture and equipment necessary for the verification and the count.

Section 8

Expenses in the provision of ballot boxes and instruments to stamp on the ballot papers the official mark.

Section 9

Expenses in the conveyance—

(a) to and from the polling stations, to and from the verification centre and to and from the count centre of the ballot boxes and ballot papers, and

(b) to and from the polling stations of the voting compartments, any other furniture necessary for polling stations and the instruments to stamp on the ballot papers the official mark.

Section 10

Expenses in respect of the payment of persons employed in connection with the verification of ballot paper accounts and the count and the training of those persons.

Section 11

Expenses in the provision of electoral registers, stationery and writing implements and in postage, telephone and bank charges and other miscellaneous items.

Section 12

Expenses in connection with the provision of security measures, including secure storage of ballot boxes between polling day, verification and the count.

Section 13

Expenses in connection with the storage of ballot boxes, polling screens, count furniture and equipment.