The European Parliamentary Elections (Returning Officers' Expenses) Regulations 1989

Made: 12th June 1989

Coming into force: 13th June 1989

The Treasury, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 29(3) and 202(1)of the Representation of the People Act 1983[^f00001], as applied by regulation 5(1) of and Schedule 1 to the European Parliamentary Elections Regulations 1986[^f00002], and regulation 99(3) of the Representation of the People Regulations 1986[^f00003], and regulation 97(3) of the Representation of the People (Scotland) Regulations 1986[^f00004], hereby make the following Regulations:

1

These Regulations may be cited as the European Parliamentary Elections (Returning Officers' Expenses) Regulations 1989, and shall come into force on 13th June 1989.

2

These Regulations shall not extend to Northern Ireland.

3

Unless the context otherwise requires, in these Regulations

• “European Parliamentary constituency” means a constituency for the time being specified in an Order in Council made, or having effect as if made, under paragraph 4B of Schedule 2 to the European Parliamentary Elections Act 1978[^f00005][^f00006];

• “European Parliamentary election” means the election of a representative to the European Parliament;

• “Parliamentary constituency” means an area having separate representation in the House of Commons;

and other expressions have the same meaning as in the Representation of the People Act 1983 and the European Parliamentary Elections Act 1978.

4

The maximum charges to which a returning officer for a European Parliamentary election shall be entitled are:—

• (a) in respect of services rendered by him for the purposes of or in connection with the election, the amounts specified in Part A of Schedule 1 to these Regulations; and

• (b) in respect of expenses incurred by him for the purposes of or in connection with the election, the amounts specified in Part B of the said Schedule.

5

Where a returning officer discharges functions in accordance with regulation 97(4) of the Representation of the People Regulations 1986 or regulation 95(4) of the Representation of the People (Scotland) Regulations 1986 (combined European Parliamentary and parliamentary and local government elections), the maximum charges to which he shall be entitled in respect of those functions are:

• (a) in respect of services rendered by him, the amounts specified in Part A ofSchedule 2 to these Regulations; and

• (b) in respect of expenses incurred by him, the amounts specified in Part B of the said Schedule.

6

The European Parliamentary Elections (Returning Officers' Expenses) Regulations 1984[^f00007] are hereby revoked.

SCHEDULE 1 — SCALE OF MAXIMUM CHARGES IN RESPECT OF SERVICES RENDERED AND EXPENSES INCURRED BY A RETURNING OFFICER FOR THE PURPOSES OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH A EUROPEAN PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION

Only the fees and disbursements specified hereunder shall be chargeable and in particular a returning officer shall not be entitled to charge as an expense payments which he makes from his fees (or otherwise) to a deputy returning officer by way of remuneration for performing functions of the returning officer.

PART A — FEES

I

In a contested election:

II

In an uncontested election, for services specified in paragraph I.1 of this Part of this Schedule the amount shall be one-third of the sum prescribed thereunder.

III

For services in connection with the preparation, maintenance and issue of official poll cards:

PART B — DISBURSEMENTS

SCHEDULE 2 — SCALE OF MAXIMUM CHARGES IN RESPECT OF SERVICES RENDERED AND EXPENSES INCURRED BY A RETURNING OFFICER FOR SPECIFIED FUNCTIONS AT COMBINED POLLS

PART A — FEES

PART B — DISBURSEMENTS

Signed

Stephen Dorrell — Kenneth Carlisle — Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury — 12th June 1989

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations revoke and replace the European Parliamentary Elections (Returning Officers' Expenses) Regulations 1984. They prescribe, in relation to England, Wales and Scotland, a revised scale increasing the maximum fees in respect of services rendered and the maximum charges in respect of expenses incurred by a returning officer for the purposes of or in connection with the European Parliamentary elections. For certain expenses the increase from 1984 is 31 per cent plus an overall addition of £25,000 above the sums paid to the returning officer in respect of the corresponding expenses incurred in connection with the 1984 European Parliamentary elections. Other increases are between 24 per cent and 60 per cent. These Regulations also provide for certain additional fees and charges where the European Parliamentary elections take place on the same day as parliamentary or local government elections.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1983 c. 2.

[^f00002]: S.I. 1986/2209(f).

[^f00003]: S.I. 1986/1081.

[^f00004]: S.I. 1986/1111.

[^f00005]: 1978 c. 10; paragraph 4B of Schedule 2 was inserted by paragraph 5(4) of Schedule 3 to the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986 (c. 56); Schedule 2 was amended by section 1 of the European Parliamentary Elections Act 1981 (c. 8)(f).

[^f00006]: The words “European Parliamentary” were substituted for the words “European Assembly” by section 3(1) of the European Communities (Amendment) Act 1986 (c. 58).

[^f00007]: S.I. 1984/723: The words “European Parliamentary” were substituted for the words “European Assembly” by section 3(1) of the European Communities (Amendment) Act 1986 (c. 58).

[^f00008]: S.I. 1986/1081.

[^f00009]: S.I. 1986/1111.