53 Reimbursement of additional costs resulting from death or incapacity of presiding judge etc
Administration of Justice Act 1985 (1985 c 61) | Legislation

Reimbursement of costs

53  Reimbursement of additional costs resulting from death or incapacity of presiding judge etc

(1)     Where—

(a)     the judge, or (as the case may be) any of the judges, presiding at any proceedings to which this section applies becomes temporarily or permanently incapacitated from presiding at the proceedings, or dies, at any time prior to the conclusion of the proceedings; and

(b)     any party represented at the proceedings incurs any additional costs in consequence of the judge's incapacity or death,

the [Secretary of State] may, if he thinks fit, reimburse that party in respect of any such additional costs, or in respect of such part thereof as he may determine; but the amount of any such reimbursement shall not exceed such

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