Statutory Instruments
2015 No. 885
Representation Of The People, Northern Ireland
The Parliamentary Elections (Returning Officer’s Charges) (Northern Ireland) Order 2015
Made
20th March 2015
Coming into force in accordance with article 1(1)
The Secretary of State, with the consent of the Treasury, makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 29(3) and (4C) of the Representation of the People Act 1983( 1 ).
Citation, commencement and extent
1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the Parliamentary Elections (Returning Officer’s Charges) (Northern Ireland) Order 2015 and it comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made.
(2) This Order extends to Northern Ireland only.
Overall maximum recoverable amount
2. For the purposes of section 29(3) of the Representation of the People Act 1983 the amount specified as the overall maximum recoverable amount at—
(a) an uncontested parliamentary election in each constituency is £1,750;
(b) a contested parliamentary election in a constituency is the amount specified in respect of that constituency in the table in the Schedule to this Order.
Revocation
3.The Parliamentary Elections (Returning Officer’s Charges) (Northern Ireland) Order 2010( 2 ) is revoked.
Andrew Murrison
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Northern Ireland Office
9th March 2015
We consent to this Order
Gavin Barwell
David Evennett
Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury
20th March 2015
Article 2
SCHEDULE Overall maximum recoverable amount for each constituency
| Constituency | Overall maximum recoverable amount |
|---|---|
| Belfast East | £196,500 |
| Belfast North | £204,000 |
| Belfast South | £180,000 |
| Belfast West | £178,500 |
| East Antrim | £164,000 |
| East Londonderry | £181,000 |
| Fermanagh and South Tyrone | £198,000 |
| Foyle | £182,500 |
| Lagan Valley | £175,500 |
| Mid Ulster | £181,500 |
| Newry and Armagh | £194,000 |
| North Antrim | £202,500 |
| North Down | £156,000 |
| South Antrim | £170,000 |
| South Down | £188,000 |
| Strangford | £155,500 |
| Upper Bann | £193,000 |
| West Tyrone | £177,500 |
1983 c. 2 ; subsections (3) to (4C) were substituted for subsections (3) to (4) by section 1 of the Representation of the People Act 1991 (c. 11) . Subsection (3) was amended by section 68 of the Electoral Administration Act 2006 (c. 22) and section 18 of the Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013 (c. 6) . Subsection (4C) was amended by section 15 of, and paragraph 4 of Schedule 6 to, the Representation of the People Act 2000 (c. 2) . Subsections (3) to (11) were substituted by paragraph 6 of Schedule 21 to the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (c. 41) , as amended by paragraph 107 of Schedule 1 to the Electoral Administration Act 2006 (c. 22) , but those amendments are not yet in force. Consent of the Treasury is required by section 29(9) of the Representation of the People Act 1983, which was inserted by section 1 of the Representation of the People Act 1991 (c. 11) , substituted by S.I. 1991/1728 (transferring functions), and amended by section 68 of the Electoral Administration Act 2006 (c. 22) . Other amendments to section 29 are not relevant.