(This note is not part of the Order)

Article 2(3) of this Order amends the Schedule to the New Northern Ireland Assembly Elections (Returning Officer’s Charges) Order 1998 by moving from Part B (Expenses of returning officers for which no maximum recoverable amounts are specified) to Part A (Expenses of returning officers for which maximum recoverable amounts are specified) expenses incurred by returning officers in relation to the count. Subsistence expenses relating to counting staff remain in Part B. Paragraph 7 of Part B is extended to include furniture necessary for the count. The Order also amends the maximum amounts specified in Part A.