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The Transfer of Functions (Returning Officers' Charges) Order 1991
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This Order transfers to the Secretary of State the functions of the Treasury under sections 29 and 47(1) of the Representation of the People Act 1983 ( 1983 Act as amended by the Representation of the People Act 1991. The functions transferred relate to returning officers' services and expenses in respect of parliamentary elections, and the loan of equipment for local elections. Various consequential and supplementary amendments are made to the 1983 Act and to the Representation of the People Regulations 1986 (S.I. 1986/1081) and the Representation of the People (Scotland) Regulations 1986 (S.I. 1986/1111). There is a saving for charges in respect of elections which have already taken place before the coming into force of the Order.
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