House of Commons Costs Taxation Act, 1879

Taxing officer of House of Commons to tax costs of orders and Bills on request from proper authority.

2. In case the taxing officer of the House of Commons shall be requested by one of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State or by the Local Government Board to tax and settle, or to assist in taxing and settling, any costs, charges, or expenses incurred in respect of any Bill, or in respect of any provisional order or provisional certificate, such taxing officer shall thereupon proceed to tax and settle the same, and shall return the same with his opinion thereon to the Secretary of State or to the Local Government Board, as the case may be.