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There are currently no known outstanding effects for the The Parliamentary Elections (Returning Officers' Charges) Order 2019.
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This Order provides for payments for services and expenses of returning officers in connection with the conduct of parliamentary elections in England, Wales and Scotland. It replaces the Parliamentary Elections (Returning Officers' Charges) (No. 2) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/671).
Under section 29(3) of the Representation of the People Act 1983 (c. 2) a returning officer may recover their charges for services and expenses, provided (first) they were necessarily rendered or incurred for the efficient and effective conduct of the parliamentary election and (secondly) the total does not exceed the ‘overall maximum recoverable amount’. Section 29(3A) of the 1983 Act enables the Minister to specify the latter by order.
Articles 3(1), 4(1) and 5 and the table in the Schedule to this Order specify the maximum amounts recoverable by returning officers when a parliamentary election is a standalone poll. On the day of the 2019 parliamentary general election no other elections will be taking place.
The table in the Schedule lists by constituency the maximum recoverable amount for specified services (column 2), the maximum recoverable amount for specified expenses (column 3) and the overall maximum recoverable amount (column 4).
In the case of an uncontested parliamentary election, article 6 provides that articles 3 to 5 do not apply. Instead the overall maximum recoverable amount is £1,750 for each constituency.
A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.
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