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The National Assembly for Wales (Representation of the People) Order 2007

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Detailed assessment of returning officer’s account

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24.—(1) An application for a returning officer’s account to be assessed shall be made to the county court and in this article the expression “the court” means the county court.

(2) On any such application the court has jurisdiction to assess the account in such manner and at such time and place as the court thinks fit, and finally to determine the amount payable to the returning officer.

(3) On any such application the returning officer may apply to the court to examine any claim made by any person against him in respect of matters charged in the account; and the court, after notice given to the claimant and after giving him an opportunity to be heard and to tender any evidence, may allow or disallow or reduce the claim objected to with or without costs; and the determination of the court shall be final for all purposes and against all persons.

(4) CCR Order 45, rule 1 of the Civil Procedure Rules 1998(1) (application for detailed assessment of returning officer’s account under section 30 of the 1983 Act) shall have effect in relation to applications made under this article and, in relation to such applications, that rule shall apply with the following modifications—

(a)references to the Secretary of State shall be construed as references to the Assembly; and

(b)references to returning officers shall be construed as references to—

(i)constituency returning officers in relation to a constituency election; and

(ii)constituency and regional returning officers in relation to a regional election.

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see Part 50 of and Schedule 2 to the Civil Procedure Rules (S.I. 1998/3132)(L.17). There are amendments to those rules that are not relevant to this Order.

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