Parliamentary Costs Act 2006

The Parliamentary Costs Act 2006 (c. 37) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It consolidates legislation relating to parliamentary costs.

Parliamentary Costs Act 2006[1]
Act of Parliament
Long titleAn Act to consolidate the House of Commons Costs Taxation Act 1847, the House of Lords Costs Taxation Act 1849, the Parliamentary Costs Act 1865, the Parliamentary Costs Act 1867, the Parliamentary Costs Act 1871 and the House of Commons Costs Taxation Act 1879, with amendments to give effect to recommendations of the Law Commission and the Scottish Law Commission.
Citation2006 c. 37
Dates
Royal assent8 November 2006
Commencement1 April 2007[2]
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Status: Current legislation
History of passage through Parliament
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended

Section 1 - Appointment of taxing officers

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This section replaces section 3 of the House of Commons Costs Taxation Act 1847 and section 3 of the House of Lords Costs Taxation Act 1849.

Section 2 - Authorisation of representatives' charges

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This section replaces section 3 of the House of Commons Costs Taxation Act 1847 and section 3 of the House of Lords Costs Taxation Act 1849.

Section 3 - Application for assessment

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This section replaces the corresponding provision in section 8 of the House of Commons Costs Taxation Act 1847 and the corresponding provision in section 8 of the House of Lords Costs Taxation Act 1849.

Section 4 - Duty to assess: general

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Section 4(1) replaces the corresponding provision in section 8 of the House of Commons Costs Taxation Act 1847 and the corresponding provision in section 8 of the House of Lords Costs Taxation Act 1849.

Section 4(2) replaces the corresponding provision in section 8 of the House of Commons Costs Taxation Act 1847, the corresponding provision in section 8 of the House of Lords Costs Taxation Act 1849 and paragraph 13 of Schedule 2 to the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1993.

Section 4(3) replaces the corresponding provision in section 8 of the House of Commons Costs Taxation Act 1847 and the corresponding provision in section 8 of the House of Lords Costs Taxation Act 1849.

Section 5 - Duty to assess: special cases

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Sections 5(1) and (2) replace the corresponding provision in section 10 of the House of Lords Costs Taxation Act 1849.

Section 5(3) replaces the corresponding provision in section 10 of the House of Lords Costs Taxation Act 1849 and the corresponding provision in section 2 of the House of Commons Costs Taxation Act 1879.

Section 5(4) replaces the corresponding provision in section 12 of the House of Lords Costs Taxation Act 1849.

Section 5(5) replaces the corresponding provisions in sections 10 and 12 of the House of Lords Costs Taxation Act 1849 and in section 2 of the House of Commons Costs Taxation Act 1879.

Sections 5(6) and (7) replace the Section 5(5) replaces the corresponding provisions in sections 10 and 12 of the House of Lords Costs Taxation Act 1849.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ The citation of this Act by this short title is authorised by section 19(3) of this Act.
  2. ^ The Parliamentary Costs Act 2006, section 19(1)
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