The Local Authorities (Conduct of Referendums) (Council Tax Increases) (England) Regulations 2012

Counting officer’s statement and declaration of result

41.—(1) When the Chief Counting Officer has determined not to direct that any re-count (or further re-count) must take place, he or she must direct the counting officers to draw up a final statement of the matters referred to in rule 40(2) and to provide final versions of their statements of rejected ballot papers.

(2) The counting officer, having drawn up the final statement, must—

(a) forthwith inform the Chief Counting Officer of its contents; and

(b) as soon as reasonably practicable give the Chief Counting Officer notice of the number of rejected ballot papers under each head shown in the final statement of rejected ballot papers.

(3) When authorised by the Chief Counting Officer to do so, the counting officer must—

(a) make a declaration of the matters referred to in the final statement; and

(b) give public notice of those matters together with the number of rejected ballot papers under each head shown in the final statement of rejected ballot papers.

(4) The Chief Counting Officer, having received notification of each of the counting officers’ final statement referred to in paragraph (1) must—

(a) draw up a statement of—

(i) the total number of ballot papers counted, and

(ii) the total number of votes cast in favour of each answer to the question asked,

in respect of all the referendums which relate to the precepting authority’s relevant basic amount of council tax for the financial year;

(b) forthwith make a declaration of the matters referred to in subparagraph (a); and

(c) as soon as reasonably practicable give public notice of those matters together with the number of rejected ballot papers under each head shown in the statements of rejected ballot papers.