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Charities Bill [HL]

Proceeding contribution from Lord Bassam of Brighton (Labour) in the House of Lords on Wednesday, 12 October 2005. It occurred during Debate on bills on Charities Bill [HL].
moved Amendment No. 32:"Page 9, leave out lines 9 to 17 and insert—" ““(5)   The Tribunal may award costs only in accordance with subsections (5A) and (5B) below. (5A)   If the Tribunal considers that any party to proceedings before it has acted vexatiously, frivolously or unreasonably, the Tribunal may order that party to pay to any other party to the proceedings the whole or part of the costs incurred by that other party in connection with the proceedings.    (5B)   If the Tribunal considers that a decision, direction or order of the Commission which is the subject of proceedings before it was unreasonable, the Tribunal may order the Commission to pay to any other party to the proceedings the whole or part of the costs incurred by that other party in connection with the proceedings.”” [Amendment No. 33, as an amendment to Amendment No. 32, not moved.] On Question, amendment agreed to.

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Reference

674 c350 

Session

2005-06

Chamber / Committee

House of Lords chamber
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