Licensing Act 1964

24 Award of costs against appellant

(1) Subject to subsection (2) of this section, on determining an appeal under section 21 of this Act the court of quarter sessions may make such order for costs as it thinks fit.

(2) If such an appeal, other than an appeal against the grant of a justices' licence, is dismissed the court shall order the appellant to pay to the justices against whose decision he has appealed, or such person as those justices may appoint, such sum by way of costs as is in the opinion of the court sufficient to indemnify the justices from all costs and charges whatever to which they have been put in consequence of his having served notice of appeal.

(3) Where a court of quarter sessions is satisfied that the appellant, after giving notice of appeal to the court, has failed to prosecute the appeal, the court shall make an order under the preceding subsection as if the appeal had been dismissed.

(4) Costs ordered to be paid under this section shall be recoverable summarily as a civil debt.