Article 50 General Order 78B

After General Order 78A, there shall be inserted the following General Order:—

“Accommodation and shorthand notes

78B

(1)

the Promoters of a Provisional Order shall—

(a)

provide at their own expense suitable accommodation for the inquiry in the place determined by the Commissioners; and

(b)

be responsible for arranging the taking of verbatimshorthand notes of evidence given at the inquiry which shall be transcribed as required, under arrangements to be approved by the Commissioners or the person appointed to act as clerk to the Commissioners.

(2)

The shorthand writer’s fee and the cost of transcription in respect of any day shall, subject to paragraph (3) below, be divided between the Promoters (who shall pay one-half) and the Petitioners appearing on that day (who shall jointly pay the other half in equal shares), and any dispute as to the amount payable under this paragraph shall be referred to the person appointed to act as clerk to the Commissioners.

(3)

The Secretary of State, acting on the recommendation of the Commissioners and with the consent of the Treasury, may—

(a)

reduce by such amount as he thinks fit (having regard to the circumstances of the Petitioner and the nature of his Petition) the amount payable by a Petitioner under paragraph (2) above; and

(b)

direct that an additional amount equal to the amount of that reduction shall fall to be paid by—

(i)

the Promoters;

(ii)

any other Petitioner; or

(iii)

the Promoters and any other Petitioner or Petitioners in such proportions as he thinks fit.”.