45 Fees on application for appointment as Queen’s Counsel.E+W
(1)A person who applies to the [F1 Secretary of State] to be recommended for appointment as Queen’s Counsel in England and Wales shall pay a fee to the [F1 Secretary of State].
(2)The amount of the fee shall be specified by order made by the [F1 Secretary of State]; and in determining that amount the [F1 Secretary of State] shall have regard to the expenses incurred by him in considering such applications.
(3)An order under subsection (2) shall be made by statutory instrument which shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.
(4)This section does not affect section 9 of the M1Great Seal (Offices) Act 1874 (under which fees are charged in respect of the grant of Letters Patent under the Great Seal for appointment as Queen’s Counsel).
Textual Amendments
F1Words in s. 45 substituted (19.8.2003) by The Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/1887), art. 9, Sch. 2 para. 11(1)(c)
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