The European Parliamentary Elections (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2004 No. 1267

PART 1 N.I. General

Conduct of poll and count in the electoral region N.I.

3.  The returning officer for the electoral region shall be responsible for—

(a) the conduct of the poll in the electoral region;

(b) the printing of the ballot papers;

(c) the issue and receipt of postal ballot papers for electors in the electoral region and their proxies;

(d) the verification of the ballot paper accounts; and

(e) the counting of the votes given in the electoral region.