(1) An election officer who travels for the purpose of receiving instructions either from the Chief Elections Officer or from a returning officer shall be paid an allowance at the following rates—
(a) $20 — within a 5 mile radius of the place where instructions are received;
(b) $25 — outside the 5 mile radius and up to 15 miles from the place where instructions are received;
(c) $30 — outside the 15 mile radius of the place where instructions are received;
(d) $70 — where instructions are received from the Chief Elections Officer or the Returning Officer for each instruction session received. (Substituted by S.I. 82/2015 and amended by S.I. 108 of 2021)
(2) A returning officer shall not give instructions on more than one occasion without having first obtained the approval of the Chief Elections Officer.
(Substituted by S.I. 15/1982 and amended by S.I. 173/2006)