48.—(1) The police area returning officer at a PCC election must within 10 days after the end of the time allowed for delivering to the officer returns as to election expenses—
(a)publish in not less than two newspapers circulating in the police area for which the election was held, and
(b)send to each of the election agents,
a notice of the time and place at which the returns and declarations (including the accompanying documents) can be inspected.
(2) If any return or declaration has not been received by the police area returning officer before the notice is despatched for publication under paragraph (1), the notice must so state, and a like notice about that return or declaration, if afterwards received, must within 10 days after the receipt be published in like manner and sent to each of the election agents other than the agent who is in default or is agent for the candidate in default.