NORTHERN IRELAND Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the New Northern Ireland Assembly Elections (Returning Officer’s Charges) (Amendment) Order 2007 and shall come into force on the day after the day on which it is made. 2 In this Order “the 1998 Order ” means the New Northern Ireland Assembly Elections (Returning Officer’s Charges) Order 1998 . Expenses of returning officer for which maximum recoverable amounts are specified 2 In article 2(1) of the 1998 Order after “4(1)” insert “, 5(1), 6(1) and 7”. 3 1 Part A (expenses of returning officer for which maximum recoverable amounts are specified) of the Schedule to the 1998 Order is amended as follows. 2 The amounts set out in the right-hand column opposite the entries in the left-hand column specified below shall be substituted as follows — a in paragraph 1(2) for “£135.00” substitute “£200”; b in paragraph 2(2) for “£90.00” substitute “£150.00”; c in paragraph 3(2) for “£1.65” substitute “£1.73”; d in paragraph 4(2) for “£5,731.36” substitute “£6,001.00”; e in paragraph 4(3) for “£52.65” substitute “£55.12”; f in paragraph 4(4) for “£47.81” substitute “£50.06”; and g in paragraph 5(2) for “£12,222.22” substitute “£13,136.44”. 3 After paragraph 1(3) add— 4 Where a presiding officer receives training (including a presiding officer who, owing to incapacity or other reason, does not discharge the duties of presiding officer on polling day) the maximum recoverable amount in respect of that training is £40.00. 4 After paragraph 2(2) add— 3 Where a poll clerk receives training (including a poll clerk who, owing to incapacity or other reason, does not discharge the duties of a poll clerk on polling day) the maximum recoverable amount in respect of that training is £40.00. 5 After paragraph 5(2) add— 3 Where a person employed in connection with the count receives training (including count staff who, owing to incapacity or other reason, do not discharge their duties at the count) the maximum recoverable amount in respect of training is £40.00. 6 After paragraph 5 add— 6 1 This paragraph makes provision for a returning officer’s expenses in respect of persons employed to provide training in accordance with paragraphs 1(4), 2(3) and 5(3). 2 The maximum recoverable amount in respect of each training session is £150.00. 3 The number of training sessions shall not exceed 90. 7 The maximum recoverable amount for the returning officer’s expenses in respect of providing training for deputy returning officers appointed under section 14A(1) of the Electoral Law Act (Northern Ireland) 1962 is £2,094. Expenses of returning officer for which no maximum recoverable amounts are specified 4 1 Part B (expenses of returning officer for which no maximum recoverable amounts are specified) of the Schedule to the 1998 Order is amended as follows. 2 After paragraph 1(ba) omit “and”. 3 After paragraph 1(c) add— ; and any person performing functions delegated to him by the returning officer in accordance with section 14A(1) of the Electoral Law Act (Northern Ireland) 1962. 4 In both paragraph 7, in both places, and paragraph 8 after “provision” insert “and storage”. 5 In paragraph 11 after “provision of” insert “electoral registers,”. 6 After paragraph 12 add— 13 Expenses in connection with the provision to each polling station of the large version of the ballot paper and of the prescribed devices for assisting voters with disabilities. Expenses of returning officer for which the maximum recoverable amounts are specified for the purposes of the election held on 7th March 2007 5 1 For the purposes of the election held on 7th March 2007 Part A of the Schedule to the 1998 Order shall have effect as if there were inserted after paragraph 7— 8 1 This paragraph makes provision for returning officer’s expenses in respect of the additional payment of a single sum of money to persons employed in connection with the election to be held on 7th March 2007. 2 Subject to sub-paragraph (3), the amount for the expenses specified in sub-paragraph (1) in respect of each presiding officer is £40.00. 3 Where at a polling place there is more than one polling station, the maximum recoverable amount for the expenses specified in sub-paragraph (1) in respect of only one of the presiding officers at such a polling station is increased by £5.00. 4 The maximum recoverable amount for expenses specified in sub-paragraph (1) in respect of each poll clerk is £25.00. 2 For the purposes of the election held on 7th March 2007, article 2(1) of the 1998 Order shall have effect as if after “, 5(1), 6(1) and 7”, as inserted by article 2 of this Order, there is inserted “ and 8(1)”. Revocation 6 The New Northern Ireland Assembly Elections (Returning Officer’s Charges) (Amendment) Order 2003 is revoked. Peter Hain One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State Northern Ireland Office 28th February 2007