S.I. No. 102/1945 - Presidential and Local Elections (Local Returning Officers' Charges and Accounts) Regulations, 1945.

As respects a county borough constituency—

For every complete 100 of the electors for the constituency.—

£

s.

d.

up to 100,000 electors

0

4

0

exceeding 100,000 electors but not exceeding 200,000 electors

0

2

0

exceeding 200,000 electors

0

1

0

As respects any other constituency—

For every complete 100 of the electors for the constituency—

up to 20,000 electors

0

5

0

exceeding 20,000 electors but not exceeding 50,000 electors

0

4

0

exceeding 50,000 electors

0

3

6

For every complete 100 postal voters or fraction thereof exceeding one-half on the register

1

10

0

subject to a minimum of

1

10

0

(3) For all duties appertaining to the counting of the votes in an electoral area in a constituency

£

s.

d.

4

0

0

and, in addition, for each complete 5,000 electors

0

10

0

(These fees cover any payments made to a deputy local returning officer for the discharge of any duties of a local returning officer which may be assigned to him).

(1) Taking the poll

£

s.

d.

(a) each presiding officer to cover all expenses, other than travelling expenses and subsistence allowances authorised in this scale

3

0

0

Provided that, where a person acts as presiding officer at the presidential election and at one or both local elections and the number of electors assigned to the polling station exceeds 500, this fee may be increased to £3 12s. 0d.

A local returning officer may appoint an emergency presiding officer who may be paid a retaining fee of £ 1 15s. to be increased to the full appropriate fee if he is necessarily employed as a presiding officer.

(b) one poll clerk for each presiding officer

1

10

0

(c) an additional poll clerk for each presiding officer if necessarily employed

1

10

0

(2) Counting the votes

for each electoral area in a constituency

10

0

0

and, in addition, for each complete 1,000 electors

0

10

0

(The total sum shall be divided at the discretion of the local returning officer between and competent persons appointed to assist him in counting the votes.)

(3) Miscellaneous

(a) clerical, legal and other assistance employed by the local returning officer or deputy local returning officer for the purposes of the election excluding any services for which payments is otherwise authorised by this scale—and for all expenses of the local returning officer not so authorised

for every complete 100 electors or fraction thereof exceeding one-half in the constituency

£

s.

d.

in a county borough

0

3

0

elsewhere

0

3

6

together with, in respect of assistance as aforesaid employed by the local returning officer, whichever of the following sums is appropriate, that is to say, £90 where the number of electors in the constituency exceeds 250,000 ; £70 where the number exceeds 150,000 but does not exceed 250,000 ; and £30 in any other case ; provided that where a local returning officer acts for more than one constituency the additional sum payable in respect of each constituency after the first shall not exceed £20.

(b) remuneration of persons engaged in the despatch and receipt of postal voters' ballot papers—

for every complete 100 postal voters of fraction thereof exceeding one-half on the register for the constituency

£

s.

d.

1

10

0

(c) for the issue of polling cards—

For every complete 100 electors or fraction thereof exceeding one-half in the constituency

0

3

0

(d) Local returning officer's or deputy local returning officer's travelling expenses where necessary to make arrangements for the poll or otherwise in connection with the conduct of the election.

First-class railway expenses, or, where rail service is not available, actual and necessary cost, with subsistence allowance at the rate of 16s, a night if necessarily absent from home on account of duty. (Mileage expenses shall be calculated as though journeys were taken from the county court-house of the constituency).

(e) travelling expenses of presiding officers and poll clerks, excluding any expenses incurred in conveying the ballot boxes from the polling station to the place where the votes are counted.

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Third-class railway expenses, or, where rail service is not available, actual and necessary cost, with subsistence allowance at the rate of 6s. 6d. a night if necessarily detained on account of duty after 10.30 p.m., and 11s. 6d. a night if so detained after 12 midnight.

(f) travelling expenses of clerical or other assistants employed by the local returning officer or deputy local returning officer in connection with the conduct of the election.

(g) Conveying of polling screens, ballot boxes, ballot papers, etc., in connection with the election.

(h) printing and publishing notices, etc., required in and about the election.

Cost as charged by the Stationery Office, or, where printing is arranged for by the local returning officer, the actual and necessary cost.

(i) use of any building or room for the purposes of the election.

Actual and necessary expenses arising.

(j) fitting up polling stations, including the provision of voting compartments and the hire of necessary furniture

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Cost as charged by the Office of Public Works, or, if the work is done locally, actual and necessary cost.

(k) ballot boxes required to be purchased, hired or repaired.

(l) stamping instruments required to be purchased, hired, altered or repaired.

(m) stationery at polling stations.

Cost as charged by the Stationery Office.

(n) copies of the register, not exceeding five for each constituency.

Actual cost.

(o) general stationery, postage, telegrams and telephone messages.

Actual and necessary cost.