S.I. No. 243/1983 - Referendum (Local Returning Officers' Charges) Regulations, 1983.

£

For every complete 100 of the electors or fraction thereof exceeding one-half;

Up to 30,000 electors ............................................................ ................................................

1.50

Exceeding 30,000 but not exceeding 50,000 electors ...........................................................

0.91

Exceeding 50,000 electors ............................................................ .........................................

0.70

Provided that where a person is a local returning officer for more than one constituency or for portions of more than one constituency, all the constituencies or portions of constituencies for which he is local returning officer shall, for the purposes of the foregoing provisions of this paragraph, be deemed to be a single constituency.

For every complete 100 postal voters, or fraction thereof exceeding one-half, on the register .....

9.70

Subject to a minimum fee of ............................................................ .......................................

19.50

For the first 50,000 electors............................................................ ..........................................

92.40

For each complete 5,000 electors or fraction thereof exceeding one half, in excess of 50,000........

2.94

(5)

Taking the poll

( a )

each presiding officer — to cover all expenses, other than travelling expenses and subsistence allowances authorised in this scale.         30.45

Provided that where the number of polling stations in a polling place exceeds four, £37.80 may be paid in the case of such one (and one only) of the presiding officers as may be designated by the local returning officer.

( b )

A local returning officer may appoint one emergency presiding officer in a constituency who may be paid a retaining fee of £15.00 to be increased to the full appropriate fee if he is necessarily employed as a presiding officer and in the case of a constituency not situate in one county only if it consists of parts situate in two counties, two emergency presiding officers may be so appointed and paid.

( c )

One poll clerk for each presiding officer.......................................................... 19.50

(6)

Counting of Votes

Up to 50,000 electors............................................................ ........................................ 567.00

For each complete 1,000 electors in excess of 50,000.................................................... 5.67

(The total sum shall be divided at the discretion of the local returning officer between all competent persons appointed to assist him in counting the votes).

(7)

Miscellaneous

( a )

clerical, legal and other assistance employed by the local returning officer for the purposes of the referendum — excluding any services for which payment is otherwise authorised by this scale — and for all expenses of the local returning officer not otherwise authorised by this scale.

For every complete 100 electors or fraction thereof

exceeding one-half ............................................................ .................................... 2.75

Provided that where a person performs the duties of a local returning officer for more than one constituency, or for portions of more than one constituency, all the constituencies or portions of constituencies for which he performs these duties shall, for the purposes of this sub-paragraph be deemed to be a single constituency. Together with, in respect of assistance as aforesaid employed by the local returning officer, £141 provided that where a local returning officer acts for more than one constituency, the additional sum payable in respect of each constituency after the first shall not exceed £71.

( b )

for the assistance of a special legal assessor employed by the local returning officer with the prior consent of the Minister for the Environment.

Such sum as may be authorised by the Minister for Finance.

( c )

remuneration of persons engaged in the despatch and receipt of postal voters' ballot papers and despatch of polling cards to postal voters:

For every complete 100 postal voters or fraction thereof exceeding one-half on the register for the constituency............................................................ ...................... 9.70

Subject to a minimum of ............................................................ ................................... 19.50

( d )

local returning officers' travelling expenses where necessary to make arrangements for the poll or otherwise in connection with the conduct of the referendum.

First-class railway expenses or, where rail service is not available actual and necessary cost subject to such conditions (if any) as may stand specified for the time being by the Minister for the Public Service and subject also to the proviso that an allowance under these Regulations in respect of any such cost shall not exceed the amount which would be payable under the Civil Service mileage rates which are for the time being in force were the allowance to be calculated at those rates, subsistence allowance at the rate of £11.05 a night if necessarily absent from home on account of duty (mileage expenses shall be calculated as though journeys were taken from the county courthouse of the constituency).

( e )

travelling expenses of presiding officers and poll clerks, excluding any expenses incurred in conveying the ballot boxes from the polling station to the place where the votes are counted.

Standard-class railway expenses or, where rail service is not available, actual and necessary cost subject to the conditions and proviso mentioned in subparagraph (d) of this paragraph subsistence allowance at the rate of £3.56 a night if necessarily detained on account of duty after 10.30 p.m., or £5.03 a night if so detained after 12 midnight; together with, in the case of persons employed more than 15 miles from home who are necessarily detained on duty more than five hours, subsistence allowance at the rate of £2.34 per day.

( f )

travelling expenses of clerical or other assistance employed by the returning officer in connection with the conduct of the referendum.

( g )

conveying of polling screens, ballot boxes, ballot papers, etc., in connection with the referendum.

( h )

printing and publishing notices, etc., required in and about the referendum.

Cost as charged by the Stationery Office, or where printing is arranged for by the local returning officer, the actual and necessary cost.

( i )

Use of any building or room for the purposes of the referendum.

Actual and necessary expenses arising.

( j )

fitting up polling stations, including the provisions of voting compartments and the hire of necessary furniture.

Cost as charged by the Office of Public Works, or, if the work is done locally, actual and necessary cost.

( k )

ballot boxes required to be purchased, hired or repaired.

Costs as charged by the Stationery Office.

( l )

stamping instruments required to be purchased, hired, altered or repaired.

( m )

stationery at polling stations.

( n )

general stationery, postage, telegrams and telephone messages.