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47It shall be lawful for His Majesty in Council to refer any statute petitioned against under this Act to the Universities Committee.
The petitioners shall be entitled to be heard by themselves or counsel in support of their petition.
It shall be lawful for His Majesty in Council to make from time to time, rules of procedure and practice for regulating proceedings on such petitions.
The costs of all parties of and incident to such proceedings shall be in the discretion of the Universities Committee; and the orders of the Committee respecting costs shall be enforceable as if they were orders of a Division of the High Court of Justice.