The Scottish Independence Referendum (Chief Counting Officer and Counting Officer Charges and Expenses) Order 2014
This Order provides for payments for charges and expenses of the Chief Counting Officer and counting officers in connection with the referendum on Scottish independence to be held on 18 September 2014 under the Scottish Independence Referendum Act 2013. Under section 9 of that Act the Chief Counting Officer and counting officers are entitled to recover from the Scottish Ministers the charges and expenses they incur in exercising their functions, provided the amounts sought do not exceed such maximum amounts as are specified in this Order.