The National Assembly for Wales (Returning Officers' Charges) Order 1999

PART III EXPENSES OF A CONSTITUENCY OR A REGIONAL RETURNING OFFICER FOR WHICH NO MAXIMUM RECOVERABLE AMOUNTS ARE SPECIFIED

General

9.  The expenses of a constituency or a regional returning officer referred to in paragraphs 10 to 18 are expenses for which no maximum recoverable amounts are specified.

Travelling and overnight subsistence expenses

10.  Travelling and overnight subsistence expenses at an Assembly election–

(a) of a constituency or a regional returning officer,

(b) of any person where his services have been placed at the disposal of a constituency or a regional returning officer under article 17 of the 1999 Order,

(c) of any presiding officer or poll clerk, and

(d) of any clerical or other assistant employed by the returning officer.

Printing etc. of the ballot papers

11.  Expenses of a constituency returning officer at an Assembly election in printing or otherwise producing the ballot papers.

Printing etc. of the poll cards and their delivery

12.  Expenses of a constituency returning officer at an Assembly election in printing or otherwise producing the official poll cards and in delivering them to the voters (excluding the expenses referred to in paragraph 6(1)).

Expenses of printing etc. documents

13.  Expenses of a constituency or a regional returning officer at an Assembly election in printing or otherwise producing and, where appropriate, publishing other documents required to be so printed, produced or published by or under the 1999 Order.

Expenses in renting etc. any building or room

14.  Expenses of a constituency returning officer at an Assembly election in renting, heating, lighting and cleaning any building or room.

Expenses of adapting any building or room etc.

15.  Expenses of a constituency returning officer at an Assembly election in adapting any building or room and in restoring it to a fit condition for its normal use.

Expenses of conveying of ballot boxes etc. to and from polling station

16.  Expenses of a constituency returning officer at an Assembly election in the conveyance to and from the polling station–

(a) of the ballot boxes and ballot papers, and

(b) of the voting compartments, any other furniture necessary for polling stations and instruments to stamp the official mark on the ballot papers.

Expenses of provision of stationery etc.

17.  Expenses of a constituency or a regional returning officer at an Assembly election in the provision of stationery and writing implements and in postage, telephone and bank charges and other miscellaneous items.

Expenses in connection with provision of security measures

18.  Expenses of a constituency returning officer at an Assembly election in connection with the provision of security measures.