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(1)The comptroller may, in any proceedings before him under this Act, by order award to any party such costs as he may consider reasonable, and direct how and by what parties they are to be paid ; and any such order may be made a rule of court.
(2)If any party by whom notice of any opposition is given under this Act or by whom application is made to the comptroller for the revocation of a patent or for the grant of a licence under a patent or for the determination of a dispute as to an invention under section fifty-six of this Act, or by whom notice of appeal is given from any decision of the comptroller under this Act, neither resides nor carries on business in the United Kingdom or the Isle of Man, the comptroller, or in the case of appeal, the Appeal Tribunal, may require him to give security for the costs of the proceedings or appeal, and in default of such security being given may treat the opposition, application or appeal as abandoned.
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