The Justices of the Peace and Authorised Court and Tribunal Staff (Costs) Regulations 2020

Interpretation

9.—(1) In this Part—

“claim” means a claim for costs made by the receiving party;

“costs judge” means—

(a)

in relation to an order of a court in England and Wales, a taxing master of the Senior Courts;

(b)

in relation to an order of a court in Scotland, the Auditor of the Court of Session;

(c)

in relation to an order of a court in Northern Ireland, the Court of Judicature of Northern Ireland Taxing Master or (as the case may be) a district judge;

“Costs Office” means—

(a)

in relation to an order of a court in England and Wales, the Senior Courts Costs Office;

(b)

in relation to an order of a court in Scotland, the Office of the Auditor of the Court of Session;

(c)

in relation to an order of a court in Northern Ireland, the Court of Judicature of Northern Ireland Taxing Office or (as the case may be) the office of the chief clerk or relevant county court office;

“order” means an order of the court made under section 29D(3) of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 that the Lord Chancellor make a payment in respect of the costs of a person in the proceedings;

“proceedings” means proceedings in respect of any act or omission of an authorised person in the execution (or purported execution) of that person’s duty as an authorised person exercising a relevant judicial function by virtue of paragraph 3 of Schedule 5 to the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007(1);

“receiving party” means the person in whose favour the order is made.

(2) In the application of this Part to Scotland—

(a) references to costs are to be read as references to expenses;

(b) references to disbursements are to be read as references to outlays;

(c) references to a requirement to serve any document are to be read as references to a requirement to intimate that document, and “serving” is to be construed accordingly.

(1)

Paragraph 3 of Schedule 5 was amended by the 2018 Act, Schedule, paragraph 44.