5.—(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.