7 Costs.E+W+S
(1)A joint committee by which an order to which this Act applies is considered shall have the like power to award costs as a select committee of either House in relation to a Provisional Order Bill under the M1Parliamentary Costs Act 1865, as applied by the M2Parliamentary Costs Act 1871, and the provisions of the first mentioned Act shall apply accordingly subject to any necessary modifications.
(2)The provisions of the M3House of Commons Costs Taxation Act 1847, and the M4House of Lords Costs Taxation Act 1849, shall apply with any necessary modifications to costs incurred in respect of an order to which this Act applies, as they apply to costs incurred in respect of a private Bill, and section two of the M5House of Commons Costs Taxation Act 1879 (which requires the Taxation Officer to tax the costs of Bills and provisional orders on the request of a Secretary of State F1) shall have effect as if the reference therein to a provisional order included a reference to an order to which this Act applies, and as if any reference therein to a Secretary of State F1 included a reference to the Minister.
(3)The reasonable costs incurred by a local authority in applying for or supporting an order to which this Act applies, or in opposing any such order, including costs incurred in connection with any local inquiry preliminary thereto, shall, to such extent as may be sanctioned by [F2the Secretary of State], be deemed to be expenses properly incurred by the local authority and shall be paid accordingly, and the local authority may borrow for the purpose of defraying such costs.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in s. 7(2) repealed (5.11.1993) by 1993 c. 50, s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. XI Group1.
F2Words substituted by virtue of S.I. 1951/753 (1951 I, p. 1354), art. 21 (1), Sch.1, 1951/1900 (1951 I, p. 1347), (W.) 1965/319, arts. 2 (1), 10 (1)(a) Sch. 1, (E.) 1970/1681, arts. 2 (1), 6 (3) and (5.11.1993) by virtue of 1993 c. 50, s. 1(2), Sch 2 para. 26(1)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1S. 7(3): Functions transferred (1.7.1999) by virtue of S.I 1999/672, art. 2, Sch. 1
Marginal Citations