Private Bill Costs Act, 1924

Preparation of list of charges.

3.—(1) The Chairman of the Joint Committee of Dáil Eireann and Seanad Eireann on standing orders relative to private business may prepare a list of such charges as it shall appear to him that parliamentary agents, attorneys, solicitors, and others may justly make with reference to the several matters comprised in such list.

(2) The several charges specified in the list prepared pursuant to the foregoing sub-section shall be the utmost charges to be allowed upon the taxation by the taxing officer of the Oireachtas of a bill of costs, charges, and expenses in respect of the several matters specified in such list.

(3) The taxing officer of the Oireachtas may on any taxation allow all fair and reasonable costs, charges, and expenses in respect of any matters not included in the list prepared pursuant to this section.