The Costs in Criminal Cases (General) Regulations 1986

Redetermination of costs by an appropriate authority

9.—(1) An applicant who is dissatisfied with the costs determined under these Regulations by an appropriate authority in respect of proceedings other than proceedings before a magistrates' court may apply to the appropriate authority to redetermine them.

(2) Subject to regulation 12, the application shall be made, within 21 days of the receipt of notification of the costs payable under regulation 8(1), by giving notice in writing to the appropriate authority specifying the items in respect of which the application is made and the grounds of objection and shall be made in such form and manner as the appropriate authority may direct.

(3) The notice of application shall state whether the applicant wishes to appear or to be represented and, if the applicant so wishes, the appropriate authority shall notify the applicant of the time at which it is prepared to hear him or his representative.

(4) The notice of application shall be accompanied by any particulars, information and documents supplied under regulation 6 and the applicant shall supply such further particulars, information and documents as the appropriate authority may require.

(5) The appropriate authority shall redetermine the costs, whether by way of increase, decrease or at the level previously determined, in the light of the objections made by the applicant or on his behalf and shall notify the applicant of its decision.

(6) The applicant may request the appropriate authority to give reasons in writing for its decision and, if so requested, the appropriate authority shall comply with the request.

(7) Subject to regulation 12, any request under paragraph (6) shall be made within 21 days of receiving notification of the decision.