Chief Counting Officer: maximum recoverable amount for specified expenses5

1

The total of the expenses recoverable by the Chief Counting Officer in respect of the specified expenses for the referendum cannot exceed £325,000.

2

The specified expenses are costs associated with—

a

the making and management of arrangements for the referendum, including the appointment and payment of persons to assist the Chief Counting Officer;

b

printing, producing and disseminating directions, guidance and forms to counting officers;

c

the collation of the result of the referendum for the whole of Scotland; and

d

communications relating to the referendum and its result.