Once the F3CA/CCA returning officer has received the report of any returning officer on the contents of his or her provisional statement prepared under rule 47(8) F1or 54(1), the F3CA/CCA returning officer may direct the returning officer to re-count (or further re-count) the votes.

A re-count directed by the F3CA/CCA returning officer under paragraph (1) may be of the votes in all the electoral area, or in such part of the electoral area as the F3CA/CCA returning officer considers reasonable.

A returning officer must proceed with a re-count as soon as practicable after receipt of the F3CA/CCA returning officer's direction, and if not proceeding forthwith shall notify those counting observers entitled to be present at the re-count of the time and place at which the returning officer will begin to re-count the votes.