
2024 No. 747
Representation Of The People, Northern Ireland
The Parliamentary Elections (Returning Officer’s Charges) (Northern Ireland) Order 2024
Made 6th June 2024
Coming into force in accordance with article 1(2)
The Secretary of State, with the consent of the Treasury, makes this Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 29(3)(b) and (4C) of the Representation of the People Act 1983.
Citation, commencement and extent
1 

(1) This Order may be cited as the Parliamentary Elections (Returning Officer’s Charges) (Northern Ireland) Order 2024.
(2) This Order comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made.
(3) This Order extends to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
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 a constituency is £1,750.00;
(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 2017 is revoked.
Chris Heaton-Harris
Secretary of State
Northern Ireland Office
6th June 2024We consent to this Order.
Amanda Milling
Mike Wood
Two of the Lords Commissioners of His Majesty’s Treasury
30th May 2024
SCHEDULE
Overall maximum recoverable amount for each constituency
Article 2(b)


Constituency Overall maximum recoverable amount
Belfast East £298,200.00
Belfast North £304,800.00
Belfast South and Mid Down £304,700.00
Belfast West £310,200.00
East Antrim £301,400.00
East Londonderry £311,500.00
Fermanagh and South Tyrone £319,300.00
Foyle £302,000.00
Lagan Valley £336,700.00
Mid Ulster £304,500.00
Newry and Armagh £322,000.00
North Antrim £307,000.00
North Down £303,100.00
South Antrim £315,800.00
South Down £313,100.00
Strangford £306,200.00
Upper Bann £333,700.00
West Tyrone £305,800.00