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(1)Where—
(a)the judge, or (as the case may be) any of the judges, presiding at any proceedings to which this section applies becomes temporarily or permanently incapacitated from presiding at the proceedings, or dies, at any time prior to the conclusion of the proceedings; and
(b)any party represented at the proceedings incurs any additional costs in consequence of the judge’s incapacity or death,
the Lord Chancellor may, if he thinks fit, reimburse that party in respect of any such additional costs, or in respect of such part thereof as he may determine; but the amount of any such reimbursement shall not exceed such sum as the Lord Chancellor may by order prescribe for the purposes of this section.
(2)Subject to subsection (3), this section applies to—
(a)proceedings in the civil division of the Court of Appeal;
(b)civil proceedings in the High Court; and
(c)proceedings in a county court;
and, in the case of any interlocutory proceedings falling within paragraphs (a) to (c), applies separately to any such proceedings and to any other proceedings in the cause or matter in question.
(3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F1
(4)For the purposes of this section the amount of any additional costs incurred by any person as mentioned in subsection (1)(b) shall be such amount as may be agreed between the Lord Chancellor and that person or, in default of agreement, as may be ascertained by taxation.
(5)Where any proceedings to which this section applies—
(a)are due to be begun before a judge at a particular time; but
(b)are not begun at that time by reason of the judge becoming temporarily or permanently incapacitated from presiding at the proceedings or by reason of his death,
subsection (1) shall have effect in relation to the incapacity or death of the judge as it has effect in relation to any such incapacity or death of a presiding judge as is mentioned in paragraph (a) of that subsection, but as if any reference to any party represented at the proceedings were a reference to any party who would have been so represented but for the judge’s incapacity or death.
(6)In this section F2. . . “judge” in relation to any proceedings, includes—
(a)a master, registrar or other person acting in a judicial capacity in the proceedings; or
(b)a person assisting at the proceedings as an assessor or as an adviser appointed by virtue of section 70(3) of the M1Supreme Court Act 1981;
and, in relation to any such person as is mentioned in paragraph (b), any reference to presiding at any proceedings shall be construed as including a reference to assisting at the proceedings.
(7)Any order made by the Lord Chancellor under this section shall be made with the concurrence of the Treasury, and shall be so made by statutory instrument subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.
(8)Any sums required by the Lord Chancellor for making payments under this section shall be paid out of money provided by Parliament.
Textual Amendments
F1S. 53(3) repealed (27.9.1999) by 1999 c. 22, ss. 106, 108(3)(f), Sch. 15 Pt.III (with Sch. 14 paras. 7(2), 36(9))
F2Words in s. 53(6) repealed (27.9.1999) by 1999 c. 22, ss. 106, 108(3)(f), Sch. 15 Pt.III (with Sch. 14 paras. 7(2), 36(9))
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