Referendum Act, 1942

The referendum returning officer.

6.—(1) As soon as may be after the passing of this Act and from time to time thereafter as occasion requires, the Minister shall appoint a fit and proper person to be the referendum returning officer for the purposes of this Act.

(2) It shall be the duty of the referendum returning officer to conduct the referendum for which he is appointed, to ascertain and declare the result of the voting thereon in accordance with this Act, and to do such other things in respect of such referendum as he is required by this Act to do.

(3) There shall be charged on and paid out of the Central Fund or the growing produce thereof to the referendum returning officer such sums as the Minister for Finance shall sanction for his services and expenses in respect of every referendum conducted by him.