Paragraph 41 Declaration of result
When the result of the poll has been ascertained, the counting officer must forthwith—
(a)
declare the result of the referendum;
(b)
inform the proper officer of the authority by or in respect of which the referendum was held of the result of the referendum;
(c)
give public notice of—
(i)
the result of the referendum;
(ii)
the number of ballot papers counted;
(iii)
the total number of votes cast for each answer; and
(iv)
the number of rejected ballot papers under each head shown in the statement of rejected ballot papers.