SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 6Combination of polls: Wales
PART 1Provision about combination
General provisions
Cost of combined polls
3
The cost of taking the combined polls (excluding any cost solely attributable to the referendum or an Assembly election), and any cost attributable to their combination, is to be apportioned equally between—
a
the referendum, and
b
the Assembly elections.
4
1
Articles 23 and 24 of the Welsh Assembly Order (payments by and to returning officer etc) apply—
a
as if a reference to a returning officer included a reference to a counting officer carrying out functions that, but for this Schedule, would be exercisable by a returning officer (“transferred functions”), and
b
as if, in relation to that counting officer, a reference to services or expenses were to services rendered or expenses incurred in respect of transferred functions.
2
An order under article 23(1) of that Order (as it has effect as mentioned above) may include special provision for services rendered or expenses incurred by a counting officer in respect of transferred functions.