C1Part II Civil Jurisdiction and Procedure
Costs
64 Power to award costs and enforcement of costs.
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On the hearing of a complaint, a magistrates’ court shall have power in its discretion to make such order as to costs—
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on making the order for which the complaint is made, to be paid by the defendant to the complainant;
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on dismissing the complaint, to be paid by the complainant to the defendant,
as it thinks just and reasonable; but if the complaint is for an order for the F1variation of an order for the periodic payment of money , or for the enforcement of such an order, the court may, whatever adjudication it makes, order either party to pay the whole or any part of the other’s costs.
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F6... Costs ordered to be paid under this section shall be enforceable as a civil debt.
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The preceding provisions of this section shall have effect subject to any other Act enabling a magistrates’ court to order a successful party to pay the other party’s costs.
Pt. 2 applied in part (4.5.2021) by S.I. 1981/552, rule 60A (as inserted by The Magistrates’ Courts (Amendment) Rules 2021 (S.I. 2021/459), rules 1(1), 2(2))