The European Parliamentary Elections (Local Returning Officers’ Charges) (England, Wales and Gibraltar) Order 2009
This Order, which applies in England, Wales and Gibraltar, provides for payments for services and expenses of local returning officers in connection with the conduct of European Parliamentary elections. This Order replaces the European Parliamentary Elections (Local Returning Officers’ Charges) (Great Britain and Gibraltar) Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/1299). This Order is made under regulation 15(1) of the European Parliamentary Elections Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/293), which was recently amended by regulation 11 of the European Parliamentary Elections (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/186). Under regulation 15(1) a local returning officer may recover his charges for services and expenses provided they were necessarily rendered or incurred for the efficient and effective conduct of the election and the total does not exceed the overall maximum recoverable amount specified by the Secretary of State in an order. Regulation 15(2) also enables the Secretary of State to specify a maximum recoverable amount for particular services or expenses.