50In section 156 (costs of trying election petition)—
(a)in subsection (5), for “or solicitor” substitute “, a solicitor or an authorised person”, and
(b)after that subsection insert—
“(5A)In subsection (5) “authorised person” means a person (other than counsel or a solicitor) who, for the purposes of the Legal Services Act 2007, is an authorised person in relation to an activity which constitutes the exercise of a right of audience (within the meaning of that Act).”