# Parliamentary Costs Act 2006, Section 18: Interpretation


In this Act—
“costs” includes fees, disbursements and expenses,
“promoter” means, in the case of a private Bill not promoted by a company—
(a)any person named in the Bill as a promoter of it, and
(b)any company which would, if the provisions of the Bill were in force, be incorporated as a result,
“provisional order” means an order or scheme made under, and requiring confirmation by, Act of Parliament,
“provisional order Bill” means a Bill to confirm a provisional order,
“representative” includes a parliamentary agent and a solicitor,
“responsible officer” has the meaning given by section 1,
“solicitor” includes a body recognised under section 9 of the Administration of Justice Act 1985 (c. 61) (incorporated practices) and a reference to a solicitor's partner includes a director of such a body, and
“successor”, in relation to a representative, means his executor, administrator or assignee.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/37/section/18 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/parliamentary-costs-act-2006/section-18
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