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Administration of Justice Act 1970

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Section 41.

SCHEDULE 9Enforcement of Orders for Costs, Compensation, etc.

PART ICases where Payment Enforceable as on Summary Conviction

Costs awarded by magistrates

1Where a magistrates' court, on the summary trial of an information, makes an order as to costs to be paid by the accused to the prosecutor.

2Where an appellant to quarter sessions against conviction or sentence by a magistrates' court abandons his appeal and the magistrates' court orders him to pay costs to the other party to the appeal.

Costs awarded by assizes and quarter sessions

3Where a person appeals to quarter sessions against conviction or sentence by a magistrates' court, and quarter sessions makes an order as to costs to be paid by him.

4Where a person is prosecuted or tried on indictment or inquisition before a court of assize or quarter sessions and is convicted, and the court orders him to pay the whole or part of the costs incurred in or about the prosecution and conviction.

5Where the accused is ordered by quarter sessions to pay costs, under powers exercisable by virtue of section 14 of the [1952 c. 48.] Costs in Criminal Cases Act 1952 (committal to quarter sessions for sentence and other purposes ; appeal under [1824 c. 83.] Vagrancy Act 1824).

Costs awarded by Court of Appeal (criminal division) or House of Lords

6Where the criminal division of the Court of Appeal dismisses an appeal or application for leave to appeal and orders the appellant or applicant to pay the whole or part of the costs of the appeal or application.

7Where the criminal division of the Court of Appeal or the House of Lords dismisses an application for leave to appeal to that House (being an application made by the person who was the appellant before the criminal division) and orders him to pay the whole or part of the costs of the application.

Criminal costs awarded by High Court

8Where a person is tried at bar in the Queen's Bench Division of the High Court and is convicted, and the High Court orders him to pay the whole or part of the costs incurred in or about the prosecution and conviction.

Miscellaneous orders for costs, compensation, damages etc.

9Where a court makes an order for the payment of costs by an offender and does so under the Costs in Criminal Cases Act 1952 as applied by section 31(1) or (2) of the [1967 c. 80.] Criminal Justice Act 1967 (proceedings in which a person is dealt with for a further offence after being put on probation, conditionally discharged, bound over or given a suspended sentence).

10Where under section 4 of the [1870 c. 23.] Forfeiture Act 1870 or section 34 of the [1952 c. 55.] Magistrates' Courts Act 1952 a court awards a sum of money by way of satisfaction or compensation for damage to, or loss of, property suffered through or by means of an indictable offence.

11Where under section 11(2) of the [1948 c. 58.] Criminal Justice Act 1948 a court, on making a probation order or an order for conditional discharge, or on discharging an offender absolutely, orders the offender to pay damages for injury or compensation for loss.

12Where under section 55 of the [1933 c. 12.] Children and Young Persons Act 1933 a court orders any fine, damages, compensation or costs, or any sum awarded by way of satisfaction or compensation to be paid by the parent or guardian of a child or young person.

PART IICases where costs enforceable summarily as civil debt

Costs awarded by magistrates

13Where a magistrates' court, on the summary trial of an information, makes an order as to costs to be paid by the prosecutor to the accused.

14Where an appellant to quarter sessions from a magistrates' court (otherwise than against conviction or sentence) abandons his appeal and the magistrates' court orders him to pay costs to the other party to the appeal.

15Where examining justices determine not to commit a person for trial and order the prosecutor to pay the whole or part of the costs incurred in or about the defence.

Costs awarded by assizes and quarter sessions

16Where a person convicted by a magistrates' court appeals to quarter sessions against conviction or sentence, and quarter sessions makes an order as to costs to be paid by the respondent to the appellant.

17Where a person appeals to quarter sessions from a magistrates' court (otherwise than against conviction or sentence) and quarter sessions makes an order as to costs to be paid by the appellant or respondent.

18Where a person is prosecuted or tried on indictment or inquisition before a court of assize or quarter sessions and is acquitted, and the court orders the prosecutor to pay the whole or part of the costs incurred in or about the defence.

19Where a person is committed for trial and is not ultimately tried, and the court to which he is committed orders the prosecutor to pay to him the whole or part of the costs incurred in or about the defence.

20Where the prosecutor is ordered by quarter sessions to pay costs, under powers exercisable by virtue of section 14(2) or (3) of the [1952 c. 48.] Costs in Criminal Cases Act 1952 (committal or appeal to quarter sessions under [1824 c. 23.] Vagrancy Act 1824).

Criminal costs awarded by High Court

21Where a person is tried at bar in the Queen's Bench Division of the High Court and is acquitted, and the High Court orders the prosecutor to pay the whole or part of the costs incurred in or about the defence.

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