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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/protection-of-children-act-tribunal-regulations-2000/regulation-32",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2000/2619",
  "legislation_title": "Protection of Children Act Tribunal Regulations 2000",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/protection-of-children-act-tribunal-regulations-2000",
  "path": "regulation/32",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "32",
  "heading": "Costs",
  "text": "(1) Subject to regulation 37, if in the opinion of the Tribunal a party has acted unreasonably in bringing or conducting the proceedings, it may make an order (a “costs order”) requiring that party to make a payment to the other party to cover costs incurred by that party.\n(2) A party may not be ordered to pay more than a total of £500 in respect of costs in relation to an application.\n(3) Before making a costs order against a party, the Tribunal must invite representations from that party and consider any representations he makes.\n(4) When making a costs order, the Tribunal must (subject to paragraph (2))—\n(a) order the payment of any sum which the parties have agreed should be paid;\n(b) order the payment of any sum which it considers appropriate having considered any representations the parties may make; or\n(c) order the payment of the whole or part of the costs incurred by the other party in connection with the proceedings as assessed.\n(5) Any costs required by an order under this regulation to be assessed may be assessed in the county court according to such rules applicable to proceedings in the county court as shall be directed in the order.\n(6) This paragraph applies where—\n(a) a party in any proceedings before the Tribunal has paid a deposit as a condition of being permitted to continue with his case or to continue to dispute any issue; and\n(b) has been unsuccessful in his case or, as the case may be, as to that issue.\n(7) Where paragraph (6) applies,\n(a) the Tribunal must consider making a costs order;\n(b) the deposit must be paid to the other party to meet (in full or in part, as the case may be) any costs order the Tribunal makes; and\n(c) if the amount of the deposit is more than the amount of the costs order, the balance must be repaid to the party who paid it.\n(8) A costs order may, by leave of the court, be enforced in the same manner as a judgment or order of the court to the same effect.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/2619/regulation/32",
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  "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."
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