(1)The Ministry may order that a solicitor's bill of costs for business done for a charity, or the trustees of any charity, shall be taxed by the [F1 Master (Taxing Office)].
(2)On any order under this section for the taxation of a solicitor's bill the taxation shall proceed, and the [F1 Master (Taxing Office)] shall have the same powers and duties, and the costs of the taxation shall be borne as if the order had been made, on the application of the person chargeable with the bill, by the Court.
(3)An order shall not be made under this section for the taxation of any bill—
(a)after the bill has been paid, unless the Ministry is of opinion that the bill contains exorbitant charges; or
(b)if the solicitor's costs are not subject to taxation on an order of the Court by reason of—
(i)an agreement as to his remuneration; or
(ii)the lapse of time since payment of the bill.