# The Costs in Criminal Cases (General) Regulations 1986, Regulation 26: Directions by the Lord Chancellor


(1) The Lord Chancellor shall recover in accordance with directions given by him any sums paid out of the legal aid fund or central funds where a costs order has been made against a party to proceedings in favour of—
(a) a legally assisted person, or
(b) a person in whose favour an order for the payment of costs out of central funds has been made.
(2) Directions given by the Lord Chancellor under this regulation may be given generally or in respect of a particular case and may require the payment of sums due under a costs order and stipulate the mode of payment and the person to whom payment is to be made.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1986/1335/regulation/26 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/costs-in-criminal-cases-general-regulations-1986/regulation-26
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