Criminal Code (Cap. 9), article 429

429. (1) Where, under the provisions of article 380, an order as to costs is to be made, the superior court shall also state the party by whom the costs, both of the first court and of appeal, are t o be borne, and shall fix the fees due to the advocate for either pa rty in the appeal in the manner provided in sub-article (2) of the sai d article in a sum varying from fifty-eight cents (€0.58) to one euro and forty cents (€1.40) for every sitting. The payment of the said costs may be enforced before the inferior court in the same manner as provided in article 381. Frivolous appeals. (2) In all cases it shall be lawfu l for the superior court, if i t considers the appeal to be frivol ous, to sentence the appellant besides to the payment of costs, where applicable, to the payme nt of aa fine ( ammenda) not exceeding two hundred and thirty-two euro and ninety-four cents (€232.94). (3) In default of payment of the fine ( ammenda ) referred to in sub-article (2), the provision c ontained in article 13(2) shall apply. (4) The fees payable in respect of appeals in cases of proceedings where the prosecution lies with the injured party o r with the persons mentioned in ar ticle 542, as provided in artic le 373, shall be taxed in accordance with the scales in Schedules A and B annexed to this Code, and shall in all cases be levied by the Registrar of Courts. Title III OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL Duties of Attorney General. Amended by: L.N. 46 of 1965; LVIII.1974.68; XXVII.1975.26, 40; Amended by: XXVIII.2021.12.