8.—(1) The total amount a regional returning officer may recover for services rendered for, or in connection with, a contested Senedd regional election must not exceed the amount listed for each region in column 2 of the table in Schedule 2.
(2) Any services rendered must be for, or in connection with—
(a)making arrangements for the election;
(b)conducting the election;
(c)discharging all of the regional returning officer’s and electoral administrator’s duties in respect of the election.