Paragraph 4 Independent Scrutineer

The Council shall, not less than five months before the due date, appoint an Independent Scrutineer to supervise the conduct of the election.

The person appointed as Independent Scrutineer shall be a person who, in the reasonable belief of the Returning Officer, has the experience and capacity to carry out the functions set out in this rule in a fair and competent manner.

The Independent Scrutineer shall be responsible for arranging the printing and distribution of the ballot material, in so far as is required by these Rules, and for counting the votes cast in accordance with these Rules.

The Independent Scrutineer shall arrange for the printing and distribution of the ballot material by the most cost effective method deemed appropriate by the Returning Officer.

The Returning Officer shall provide the Independent Scrutineer with such financial resources as the Returning Officer thinks fit to carry out the functions described in paragraphs (3) and (4).