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57.—(1) Once the combined authority returning officer has received the report of any returning officer on the contents of his or her provisional statement prepared under rule 47(8), 54(1) or 56(2), the combined authority returning officer may direct the returning officer to re-count (or further re-count) the votes.
(2) A re-count directed by the combined authority returning officer under paragraph (1) may be of the votes in all the electoral area, or in such part of the electoral area as the combined authority returning officer considers reasonable.
(3) A returning officer must proceed with a re-count as soon as practicable after receipt of the combined authority returning officer’s direction, and if not proceeding forthwith shall notify those counting observers entitled to be present at the re-count of the time and place at which the returning officer will begin to re-count the votes.
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