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PARLIAMENTARY COSTS ACT 1867
PARLIAMENTARY COSTS ACT 1867 - LONG TITLE
An Act to enable the Courts of Referees to administer Oaths and
award Costs in certain Cases, in the same Manner as Committees on
Private Bills.{1}
[20th August 1867]
Preamble rep. by SLR 1893
PARLIAMENTARY COSTS ACT 1867 - SECT 1
Power to Court of Referees to administer oaths.
1. Any Court of Referees may examine witnesses upon oath upon such
matters relating to any Bill as they may under any Standing Order
or other order of the House of Commons be empowered to inquire
into, and for that purpose may administer an oath to any such
witness.
S.2 rep. by 1946 c.13 (NI) s.16(3) sch.
PARLIAMENTARY COSTS ACT 1867 - SECT 3
Costs.
3. Any Court of Referees on private Bills, in cases in which,
under any Standing Order or other order of the House, the referees
may be empowered to inquire into the whole subject matter of any
such Bill, and to report it, with or without amendments, to the
House, may award costs in the same manner as select committees on
private Bills are empowered to award costs by the Parliamentary
Costs Act, 1865, and all the provisions of the said Act shall
apply in the case of Bills so referred to the referees.