PART 2Constituency Returning Officers
Maximum total recoverable amount3.
(1)
For the purposes of article 18(2)(a) of the 2015 Order, the maximum total amount that a constituency returning officer may recover is the amount specified in paragraph (2).
(2)
In relation to a constituency returning officer appointed by a local authority listed in column 1 of the table in the schedule, the maximum amount is—
(a)
where the poll at a Scottish parliamentary election is contested, the amount listed opposite that local authority in column 4 of the table, or
(b)
where the election is uncontested, £3,000.
Maximum recoverable amount for specified services4.
(1)
For the purposes of article 18(2)(c) of the 2015 Order, the maximum amount that a constituency returning officer may recover, for the services specified in paragraph (3), is the amount specified in paragraph (2).
(2)
In relation to a constituency returning officer appointed by a local authority listed in column 1 of the table in the schedule, the maximum amount is—
(a)
where the poll at a Scottish parliamentary election is contested, the amount listed opposite that local authority in column 2 of the table, or
(b)
where the election is uncontested, £900.
(3)
The specified services are—
(a)
conducting the election,
(b)
discharging the constituency returning officer's duties at the election, and
(c)
making arrangements for the election.
Maximum recoverable amount for specified expenses5.
(1)
For the purposes of article 18(2)(c) of the 2015 Order, the maximum amount that a constituency returning officer may recover, for the expenses specified in paragraph (3), is the amount specified in paragraph (2).
(2)
In relation to a constituency returning officer appointed by a local authority listed in column 1 of the table in the schedule, the maximum amount is—
(a)
where the poll at a Scottish parliamentary election is contested, the amount listed opposite that local authority in column 3 of the table, or
(b)
where the election is uncontested, £2,100.
(3)
The specified expenses are—
(a)
the appointment and payment of persons to assist the constituency returning officer,
(b)
travel and overnight subsistence for the constituency returning officer and any person appointed to assist the constituency returning officer,
(c)
the costs of the nomination process,
(d)
printing or otherwise producing the ballot papers,
(e)
printing, producing or purchasing postal vote stationery,
(f)
printing (or otherwise producing) and arranging for the delivery of poll cards,
(g)
printing or otherwise producing and, where appropriate, publishing notices and any other documents required by any enactment for or in connection with the election,
(h)
renting, heating, lighting, cleaning, adapting, or restoring any building or room,
(i)
providing and transporting equipment,
(j)
providing information and communications technology equipment and software and associated costs,
(k)
providing security, including any necessary secure storage of ballot boxes, ballot papers and verification documents,
(l)
conducting the verification and the count,
(m)
providing and receiving training, and
(n)
providing stationery and meeting postage, telephone, printing, translation and banking costs and the costs of other miscellaneous items for or in connection with the election.