Title, application and commencement1
1
The title of this Order is the National Assembly for Wales Referendum (Assembly Act Provisions) (Counting Officers' Charges) Order 2010.
2
This Order comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made.
3
This Order applies in relation to Wales.
Overall maximum recoverable amount2
The overall maximum recoverable amount for each voting area2 is the amount listed in column 4 of the Table in the Schedule.
Maximum recoverable amount for specified services
3
The total of the charges recoverable by a counting officer3 in respect of the services of the description specified in article 4 must not exceed the amount listed for each voting area in column 2 of the Table in the Schedule.
4
The specified services are—
a
making arrangements for the referendum4;
b
discharging the counting officer’s duties in respect of the referendum; and
c
conducting the referendum .
Maximum recoverable amount for specified expenses
5
The total of the charges recoverable by a counting officer in respect of the expenses of the description specified in article 6 must not exceed the amount listed for each voting area in column 3 of the Table in the Schedule.
6
The specified expenses are—
a
the appointment and payment of persons to assist the counting officer (including persons referred to in section 128(4) of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000)5;
b
travel and subsistence for the counting officer and any person referred to in paragraph (a);
c
printing or production of ballot papers;
d
printing and delivery of postal voting documents (including the postal ballot paper, postal voting statement, ballot paper envelope and covering envelope)6;
e
printing and delivery of poll cards;
f
printing and publishing notices and documents for or in connection with the referendum;
g
renting, heating, lighting, cleaning, adapting or restoring (including making good any damage done to) any building or room;
h
providing and transporting equipment necessary for the conduct of the referendum;
i
providing information and communications technology equipment and software and associated costs;
j
providing security and storage of ballot boxes, ballot papers and other documents for or in connection with the referendum;
k
conducting the verification and the count (including any re-count) ;
l
providing and receiving training;
m
stationery, postage and delivery, telephone, printing, translation, banking and miscellaneous costs; and
n
the supply of copies of (or of parts of) the register for use in the conduct of the referendum.