HC Deb 25 May 1949 vol 465 cc1366-7
The Attorney-General

I beg to move, in page 20, line 6, "after "taxed," to insert "or assessed."

This is really a drafting Amendment. There will be a number of cases in which the costs are very small and in which, consequently, it would be inappropriate to go to the expense and complication of having a formal taxation by a taxing officer. Consequently the Law Society must have power to make arrangements for ascertaining the cost in such a case without the formality of a taxation. An Amendment we have done to the Third Schedule provides what arrangements should be made, power being given to the Lord Chancellor to deal with the matter by regulation.

Amendment agreed to.