§ Amendments made: No. 37, in page 73, line 35, leave out subsection (1) and insert—
§ '(1) In any civil proceedings, a magistrates' court may disallow or (as the case may be) order the legal or other representative concerned to meet the whole of any wasted costs or such part of them as may be determined in accordance with rules.
§ (1A) In subsection (1), "wasted costs" means any costs incurred by a party—
- (a) as a result of any improper, unreasonable or negligent act or omission on the part of any legal or other representative or any employee of such a representative; or
- (b) which, in the light of any such act or omission occurring after they were incurred, the court considers it is unreasonable to expect that party to pay.'.
§ No. 38, in page 74, line 9, after 'legal' insert 'or other".
§
No. 39, in page 74, line 17, leave out
'or out of central funds'
§ No. 40, in page 74, line 20, at end insert 'or other'.
§ No. 41, in page 74, line 27, leave out 'and'.
§
No. 42, in page 74, line 31, at end insert
'and
(d) shall provide that a legal or other representative against whom action is taken under the rules may appeal to the Crown Court";.——[The Attorney-General.]