Report on referendum 15 29 Report on the conduct of the referendum (1) As soon as practicable after the referendum, the Electoral Commission must prepare and lay before the Scottish Parliament a report on the conduct of the referendum. (2) The report must include a summary of— (a) how the Commission have carried out their functions under this Act, 20 (b) the expenditure incurred by the Commission in carrying out those functions. (3) The Chief Counting Officer must provide the Commission with such information as they may require for the purposes of the report. (4) On laying the report, the Commission must publish the report in such manner as they may determine. 25 (5) In the 2000 Act, in schedule 1, in paragraph 20(1) (report on Electoral Commission’s functions), the reference to the Commission’s functions does not include a reference to . the Commission’s functions under this Act lectoral Commission: administrative provision E 30 Reimbursement of Commission’s costs 30 (1) The SPCB must reimburse the Electoral Commission for any expenditure incurred by the Commission that is attributable to the carrying out of the Commission’s functions under this Act. (2) In the 2000 Act, in schedule 1, paragraph 14(1) (financing of the Electoral Commission) has effect as if paragraph (a) included a reference to expenditure reimbursed under 35 subsection (1) of this section. 16 Referendums (Scotland) Bill 31 Estimates of expenditure (1) The Electoral Commission must, before the start of each financial year— (a) prepare an estimate of the Commission’s expenditure for the year that is attributable to the carrying out of their functions under this Act, and 5 (b) send the estimate to the SPCB for approval. (2) The Commission may, in the course of a financial year, prepare a revised estimate for the remainder of the year and send it to the SPCB for approval. (3) The period from the commencement of this Act until the following 31 March...