Use of schools and public rooms
23.—(1) The local returning officer may use, free of charge, for the purpose of taking the poll or counting the votes—
(a)a room in a school maintained or assisted by—
(i)in relation to England, a county council in England, a metropolitan district council, a non-metropolitan district council for an area for which there is no county council or the Council of the Isles of Scilly, or
(ii)in relation to Wales, a county council or a county borough council in Wales;
(b)a room in a school in respect of which grants are made out of moneys provided by Parliament to the person or body of persons responsible for the management of the school;
(c)a room the expense of maintaining which is met by—
(i)in relation to England, a county council in England, a district council, a parish council or the Council of the Isles of Scilly, or
(ii)in relation to Wales, a county council or a county borough council in Wales or a community council.
(2) The local returning officer must make good—
(a)any damage done to any such room, and
(b)defray any expense incurred by the persons having control over any such room,
by reason of its being used for that purpose.