Solicitors’ Bills of Costs Act 1902
Solicitors’ Bills of Costs Act 1902
Solicitors’ Bills of Costs Act 1902
Solicitors’ Bills of Costs Act 1902
Public Act |
1902 No 40 |
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Date of assent |
2 October 1902 |
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Contents
An Act to provide for an Examination of Solicitors’ Bills of Costs.
BE IT ENACTED by the General Assembly of New Zealand in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—
1 Short Title.
The Short Title of this Act is “The Solicitors’ Bills of Costs Act, 1902.”
2 Bill of costs may be referred to Magistrate for taxation.
Notwithstanding anything contained in Title II. of “The Law Practitioners Act, 1882,”
any party chargeable with any bill of costs may, within thirty days of receiving such bill of costs, elect to refer such bill of costs to a Registrar of the Supreme Court or a Stipendiary Magistrate, who may reduce such bill of costs to such amount as he may consider fair under the circumstances:
Provided that such party shall serve the solicitor concerned with a notice that he intends to take such action seven clear days before the day upon which the reference is proposed to be made.
3 Magistrate may award costs to either party.
In considering the question of costs the Registrar or Stipendiary Magistrate may award to either party such costs of the reference as may be considered reasonable.
4 Governor may make regulations.
The Governor may by Order in Council gazetted make regulations necessary for carrying out the provisions of this Act.