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ELECTORAL LAW ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1962 - SECT 102

Rules of court.

102.(1) The authority having for the time being power to make rules of court
may make rules for the purposes of this Part and such rules may (without
prejudice to their generality) provide

(a)that the rules for the time being in force with respect to the costs
allowable in actions, causes and matters in the High Court are to apply,
subject to any necessary modifications, in relation to petitions and other
proceedings under this Part;

(b)that in any such proceedings under this Act costs are not to be allowed on
any higher scale than would be allowed on the higher scale as between
solicitor and client under the rules in force as aforesaid.

(2) Where any costs or other sums are, under the order of an election court or
otherwise under this Part, to be paid by any person, those costs or sums shall
be a simple contract debt due from that person to the person or persons to
whom they are to be paid, and if payable to the Ministry of Finance shall be a
debt due to Her Majesty, and in either case may be recovered accordingly.

(3) In this Part and in the Eighth Schedule the expression "prescribed" means
prescribed by rules of court.

Electoral misdemeanours.

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