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Administration of Justice Act 1970

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PART IICases where costs enforceable summarily as civil debt

Costs awarded by magistrates

13Where a magistrates' court, on the summary trial of an information, makes an order as to costs to be paid by the prosecutor to the accused.

14Where an appellant to quarter sessions from a magistrates' court (otherwise than against conviction or sentence) abandons his appeal and the magistrates' court orders him to pay costs to the other party to the appeal.

15Where examining justices determine not to commit a person for trial and order the prosecutor to pay the whole or part of the costs incurred in or about the defence.

Costs awarded by assizes and quarter sessions

16Where a person convicted by a magistrates' court appeals to quarter sessions against conviction or sentence, and quarter sessions makes an order as to costs to be paid by the respondent to the appellant.

17Where a person appeals to quarter sessions from a magistrates' court (otherwise than against conviction or sentence) and quarter sessions makes an order as to costs to be paid by the appellant or respondent.

18Where a person is prosecuted or tried on indictment or inquisition before a court of assize or quarter sessions and is acquitted, and the court orders the prosecutor to pay the whole or part of the costs incurred in or about the defence.

19Where a person is committed for trial and is not ultimately tried, and the court to which he is committed orders the prosecutor to pay to him the whole or part of the costs incurred in or about the defence.

20Where the prosecutor is ordered by quarter sessions to pay costs, under powers exercisable by virtue of section 14(2) or (3) of the [1952 c. 48.] Costs in Criminal Cases Act 1952 (committal or appeal to quarter sessions under [1824 c. 23.] Vagrancy Act 1824).

Criminal costs awarded by High Court

21Where a person is tried at bar in the Queen's Bench Division of the High Court and is acquitted, and the High Court orders the prosecutor to pay the whole or part of the costs incurred in or about the defence.

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