The European Parliamentary Elections (Returning Officer’s Charges) (Northern Ireland) Order 2004

Expenses in respect of which a returning officer at a European Parliamentary election in Northern Ireland may recover his charges

4.—(1) For the purposes of regulation 16(1)(a) of the 2004 Regulations (which provides that a returning officer is entitled to recover his charges in respect of expenses properly incurred in connection with a European Parliamentary election if the expenses are of a kind specified in an order made under that provision and the charges are reasonable)—

(a) expenses of the kind described in paragraphs 1(1), 2(1), 3(1), 4(1), 5(1) and 6 of Part A of the Schedule to this Order; and

(b) expenses of a kind described in Part B of the Schedule to this Order,

are hereby specified.

(2) The maximum recoverable amounts at a contested election in respect of the expenses specified in Part A of the Schedule are hereby specified as the amounts set out in the right-hand side column of that Part in respect of each entry set out opposite thereto in the left-hand column of that Part.

(3) The maximum recoverable amount in respect of the expenses specified in Part A of the Schedule at an uncontested election is hereby specified as £1314.33.