{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/patronage-appeals-rules-1988/article-15",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/patronage-appeals-rules-1988/article-15.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1988/1980",
  "legislation_title": "Patronage (Appeals) Rules 1988",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/patronage-appeals-rules-1988",
  "path": "article/15",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "15",
  "heading": "Recovery of costs",
  "text": "(1) Where an order or direction for the payment of costs is made under these Rules, such costs may be recovered by the person in whose favour the order or direction was made–\n(a) by proceedings in the county court for the district in which is situate the parish (or any of the parishes) belonging to the benefice to which the appeal relates; or\n(b) if the sum recoverable exceeds the amount which under any legislation for the time being in force is recoverable in the county court in respect of a contract debt, then by proceedings in the High Court;\nin either case in all respects as if the said sum was a contract debt payable by the person against whom the order or direction was made.\n(2) In any proceedings under sub-paragraphs (a) or (b) of paragraph (1) of this rule, a certificate purporting to be signed by the registrar stating that the sum specified in the certificate is a sum payable to the person named in the certificate pursuant to an order or direction for payment of costs under these Rules by the person named in the certificate shall be conclusive evidence of the matters certified.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/1980/article/15",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T15:54:59.002697+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}