The Parliamentary Elections (Returning Officers’ Charges) Order 2010
This Order, which applies in England, Wales and Scotland, provides for payments for services and expenses of returning officers in connection with the conduct of Parliamentary elections. This Order replaces the Parliamentary Elections (Returning Officers’ Charges) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/780), which this Order revokes. This Order is made under section 29(3), (3A) and (4C) of the Representation of the People Act 1983 (c.2) (‘the 1983 Act’). Under section 29(3) a 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. Section 29(3A) also enables the Secretary of State to specify by order a maximum recoverable amount for particular services or expenses.