Housing Act 1957

67 Provisions as to costs of persons opposing orders and as to costs of Minister

(1) The Minister may make such order as he thinks fit in favour of any owner of any lands included in a clearance order, or in a compulsory purchase order made under this Part of this Act, or in a re-development plan or a new plan, for the allowance of reasonable expenses properly incurred by the owner in opposing the order or the approval of the plan.

(2) All expenses incurred by the Minister in relation to any such order or approval as aforesaid, to such amount as the Minister thinks proper to direct, and all expenses of any person to such amount as may be allowed to him by the Minister in pursuance of the aforesaid power, shall be deemed to be expenses incurred by the local authority under this Part of this Act, and shall be paid to the Minister and to that person respectively in such manner and at such times, and either in one sum or by instalments, as the Minister may order; and the Minister may order interest to be paid at such rate not exceeding five pounds per cent. per annum as he thinks fit upon any sum for the time being due in respect of such expenses as aforesaid.

(3) Any order made by the Minister in pursuance of this section may be made a rule of the High Court, and be enforced accordingly.