Article 44 Expenditure

The total of the expenditure properly incurred by the East Surrey Council returning officer and the West Surrey Council returning officer in relation to the holding of the 2026 elections is to be divided among, and paid by, the county council, the East Surrey councils and the West Surrey councils in such proportions as may be agreed between them but, where the East Surrey Council returning officer or the West Surrey Council returning officer notifies the Secretary of State that there is no such agreement, the Secretary of State may—