Parliamentary Costs Act, 1867

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PARLIAMENTARY COSTS ACT 1867

CHAPTER CXXXVI.

An Act to enable the Courts of Referees to administer Oaths and award Costs in certain Cases, in the same Manner as Committees on Private Bills.[¹] [20th August 1867.]

[Preamble.]

Power to Court of Referees to administer oaths.

1. Any Court of Referees may examine witnesses upon oath upon such matters relating to any Bill as they may under any Standing Order or other order of the House of Commons be empowered to inquire into, and for that purpose may administer an oath to any such witness.

Perjury.

2. Any person examined as aforesaid who shall wilfully give false evidence shall be liable to the penalties of perjury.

Costs.

28 & 29 Vict. c. 27.

3. Any Court of Referees on private Bills, in cases in which, under any Standing Order or other order of the House, the referees may be empowered to inquire into the whole subject matter of any such Bill, and to report it, with or without amendments, to the House, may award costs in the same manner as select committees on private Bills are empowered to award costs by the Parliamentary Costs Act, 1865, and all the provisions of the said Act shall apply in the case of Bills so referred to the referees.

[¹ Short title, “The Parliamentary Costs Act, 1867.” See 55 & 56 Vict. c. 10.]