The Parliamentary Elections (Returning Officer’s Charges) (Northern Ireland) Order 2017
Citation, commencement and extent1.
(1)
This Order may be cited as the Parliamentary Elections (Returning Officer’s Charges) (Northern Ireland) Order 2017 and comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made.
(2)
This Order extends to Northern Ireland only.
Overall maximum recoverable amount2.
For the purposes of section 29(3) of the Representation of the People Act 1983 the amount specified as the overall maximum recoverable amount at—
(a)
an uncontested parliamentary election in a constituency is £1,750.00;
(b)
a contested parliamentary election in a constituency is the amount specified in respect of that constituency in the table in the Schedule to this Order.
Revocation3.
We consent to this Order
SCHEDULEOverall maximum recoverable amount for each constituency
Constituency | Overall maximum recoverable amount |
|---|---|
Belfast East | £194,500.00 |
Belfast North | £188,000.00 |
Belfast South | £173,400.00 |
Belfast West | £182,100.00 |
East Antrim | £171,800.00 |
East Londonderry | £200,600.00 |
Fermanagh and South Tyrone | £218,400.00 |
Foyle | £197,900.00 |
Lagan Valley | £197,800.00 |
Mid Ulster | £184,500.00 |
Newry and Armagh | £187,100.00 |
North Antrim | £206,100.00 |
North Down | £226,400.00 |
South Antrim | £167,100.00 |
South Down | £221,200.00 |
Strangford | £163,800.00 |
Upper Bann | £217,300.00 |
West Tyrone | £202,000.00 |
Section 29(3) of the Representation of the People Act 1983 (c. 2) enables the Secretary of State to specify in an Order the overall maximum recoverable amount that a returning officer may recover in respect of services rendered or expenses incurred for or in connection with a parliamentary election.
This Order specifies the overall maximum recoverable amounts in respect of each constituency in Northern Ireland (of which there are 18). At an uncontested election in any constituency the overall maximum recoverable amount is £1,750.00. At a contested election, the maximum amount recoverable in total is £3,500,000.00, which is the sum of the overall maximum recoverable amount for each constituency set out in the table in the Schedule to the Order.
This Order also revokes the Parliamentary Elections (Returning Officer’s Charges) (Northern Ireland) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/885).
A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private, voluntary or public sectors is foreseen.