Criminal Code (Cap. 9)

Criminal Code (Cap. 9), article 411

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411. (1) In the case of proceedings i nstituted by the Executive Police, the fees of the advocate or legal procurator shall be t axed in accordance with the scale in Schedule C annexed to this Code. T he taxed bill of such fees may be impugned and shall be enforceabl e in the same manner as the taxed bills of judicial costs referred t o in article 253(c) of the Code of Organization and Civil Procedure. (2) The registrar may, in connection with the taxation of any fee, consult the magistrate by whom the offence was tried, with regard to the importance of the charge, the duration of the proceedings and other circumst ances. The advocate or legal procurator may also apply to the said magistrate for the re-tax ing of any fee within the scale in Sch edule C annexed to this Code. CRIMINAL CODE [CAP. 9. 271 Days on which the Court of Magistrates may hold sittings. Amended by: XII.1922.2; XXX.1934.6; L.N. 4 of 1963; XXXI.1966.2; XXVII.1975.25; VIII.1990.3; III.2002.89. Cap. 252.

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