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Litigants in Person (Costs and Expenses) Act 1975
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· 1975-08-01
2010-04-12
Litigants in Person (Costs and Expenses) Act 1975
Changes on 2010-04-12
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This subsection applies to civil proceedings—
- (a) in a county court, in the Supreme Court or in the House of Lords on appeal from the High Court or the Court of Appeal,
- (a) in a county court, in the Senior Courts, in the Court of Judicature or in the Supreme Court on appeal from the High Court or the Court of Appeal,
- (b) before . . . the Lands Tribunal for Northern Ireland,
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This subsection applies to civil proceedings—
- (a) in the sheriff court, the Scottish Land Court, the Court of Session or the House of Lords on appeal from the Court of Session,
- (a) in the sheriff court, the Scottish Land Court, the Court of Session or the Supreme Court on appeal from the Court of Session,
- (b) before the Lands Tribunal for Scotland,
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- (c) in relation to any other tribunal specified in an order made under subsection (1) or (2) above, shall have the meaning given by the order as respects that tribunal.
- (5) In the application of subsection (1) above to Northern Ireland, the expressions “county court”, “the Supreme Court”, “the High Court” and “the Court of Appeal” shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them by section 29(1) of the Northern Ireland Act 1962.
- (5) In the application of this section to Northern Ireland—
- (a) in subsection (1)—
- (i) the expressions “county court”, “the High Court” and “*the Court of Appeal*” shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them by section 29(1) of the Northern Ireland Act 1962 ;
- (ii) the reference to the Lord Chancellor shall be construed as a reference to the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland;
- (b) in subsection (3) for “by statutory instrument” to “Parliament” there is substituted by statutory rule for the purposes of the Statutory Rules (Northern Ireland) Order 1979 ; and is subject to negative resolution within the meaning of section 41(6) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 .
#### Short title, commencement and extent.
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- (4) This Act extends to Northern Ireland.
#### Short title, commencement and extent.
#### Costs or expenses recoverable.
## Editorial notes
[^c7099691]: S. 1: functions tranferred (19.5.1999) by [S.I. 1999/678](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/678), [art. 2(1)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/678/article/2/1), [Sch.](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/678/schedule)
[^c20839581]: Words in s. 1(a) substituted (1.10.2009) by [Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2005/4), [ss. 59(5)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2005/4/section/59/5), [148(1)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2005/4/section/148/1), [Sch. 11 para. 22(a)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2005/4/schedule/11/paragraph/22/a), [S.I](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2005/4/section/I). 2009/1604, {art. 2(d)}
[^c20839531]: Words in s. 1(1)(a)(2)(a) substituted (1.10.2009) by [Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2005/4), [ss. 40(4)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2005/4/section/40/4), [148(1)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2005/4/section/148/1), [Sch. 9 para. 26](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2005/4/schedule/9/paragraph/26); [S.I. 2009/1604](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/1604), [art. 2(d)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/1604/article/2/d)
[^c20839481]: Words in s. 1(1)(b)(4)(a) omitted (1.6.2009) by [The Transfer of Tribunal Functions (Lands Tribunal and Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1307)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/1307), [art. 5(1)(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/1307/article/5/1/2). {Sch. 1 para. 116} (with Sch. 5)
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[^c20839391]: S. 1(4)(ba) inserted (3.11.2008) by [Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (c. 15)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2007/15), [ss. 48(1)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2007/15/section/48/1), [148(5)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2007/15/section/148/5), [Sch. 8 para. 6(3)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2007/15/schedule/8/paragraph/6/3); [S.I. 2008/2696](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/2696), [arts. 2](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/2696/article/2), [5(c)(i)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/2696/article/5/c/i), (with art. 3)
[^c20839701]: S. 1(5) substituted (12.4.2010) by [The Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/976)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/976), [art. 15(5)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/976/article/15/5), [Sch. 18 para. 8](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/976/schedule/18/paragraph/8) (with [arts. 28-31](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/976/article/28))
[^c20839721]: [1962 c. 30](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1962/30).
[^c20839731]: [S.I. 1979/1573 (N.I. 12)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1979/1573).
[^c20839741]: [1954 c. 33 (N.I.)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/apni/1954/33)
[^c20839271]: [S. 2(2)(3)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1975/47/section/2/2/3) repealed (22.7.2004) by [Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2004 (c. 14)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2004/14), [s. 1(1)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2004/14/section/1/1), {Sch. 1 Pt. 1 Group 4}
[^c7099721]: [1962 c. 30](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1962/30).
2009-06-01
Litigants in Person (Costs and Expenses) Act 1975
2004-07-22
Litigants in Person (Costs and Expenses) Act 1975
1975-08-01
Litigants in Person (Costs and Expenses) Act 1975
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