Representation Of The People Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Scottish Independence Referendum (Chief Counting Officer and Counting Officer Charges and Expenses) Order 2015 and comes into force on 30th November 2015. Interpretation 2 In this Order “the referendum” means the referendum on a question about the independence of Scotland provided for by the Scottish Independence Referendum Act 2013. Chief Counting Officer: overall maximum recoverable amount 3 The overall maximum amount recoverable by the Chief Counting Officer in respect of the referendum is £509,880. Chief Counting Officer: maximum recoverable amount for specified services 4 1 The total of the charges recoverable by the Chief Counting Officer in respect of the specified services for the referendum cannot exceed £25,000. 2 The specified services are making arrangements for the referendum and discharging the Chief Counting Officer’s duties at the referendum. Chief Counting Officer: maximum recoverable amount for specified expenses 5 1 The total of the expenses recoverable by the Chief Counting Officer in respect of the specified expenses for the referendum cannot exceed £484,880. 2 The specified expenses are costs associated with— a the making and management of arrangements for the referendum, including the appointment and payment of persons to assist the Chief Counting Officer; b printing, producing and disseminating directions, guidance and forms to counting officers; c the collation of the result of the referendum for the whole of Scotland; and d communications relating to the referendum and its result. Counting officers: overall maximum recoverable amount 6 The overall maximum amount recoverable by a counting officer in respect of the referendum for each local government area is the amount listed in column 4 of the table in the Schedule to this Order. Counting officers: maximum recoverable amount for specified services 7 1 The total of the charges recoverable by a counting officer in respect of the specified services for the referendum cannot exceed the amount listed for each local government area in column 2 of the table in the Schedule to this Order. 2 The specified services are making arrangements for and conducting the referendum, and discharging the counting officer’s duties at the referendum. Counting officers: maximum recoverable amount for specified expenses 8 1 The total of the expenses recoverable by a counting officer in respect of the specified expenses for the referendum cannot exceed the amount listed for each local government area in column 3 of the table in the Schedule to this Order. 2 The specified expenses are— a the appointment and payment of persons to assist the counting officer; b travel and overnight subsistence for the counting officer and any person appointed to assist the counting officer; c printing or otherwise producing the ballot paper; d printing, producing or purchasing stationery to be used for or in connection with postal voting; e printing or otherwise producing and arranging for the delivery of the poll cards required by rule 11 of schedule 3 to the Scottish Independence Referendum Act 2013; f printing or otherwise producing and, where appropriate, publishing notices, lists and any other documents required for, or in connection with, the referendum; g renting, heating, lighting, cleaning, adapting or restoring any building or room; h providing and transporting equipment; i providing information and communications technology equipment and software and associated costs; j providing security, including any necessary storage of ballot boxes, ballot papers, postal voting statements and documents used to verify personal identifiers on postal voting statements; k conducting the verification of personal identifiers on postal voting statements and the count (including counting and recording the number of ballot papers, counting the votes and any recount); l providing and receiving training; and m providing stationery and meeting postage, telephone, printing, translation and banking costs and the costs of other miscellaneous items. Revocation 9 The Scottish Independence Referendum (Chief Counting Officer and Counting Officer Charges and Expenses) Order 2014 is revoked. JOHN SWINNEY A member of the Scottish Government St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 29th October 2015