Parliamentary Costs Act 2006

Parliamentary Costs Act 2006[a]
Act of Parliament
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long titleAn Act to consolidate the House of Commons Costs Taxation Act 1847, the House of Lords Costs Taxation Act 1849, the Parliamentary Costs Act 1865, the Parliamentary Costs Act 1867, the Parliamentary Costs Act 1871 and the House of Commons Costs Taxation Act 1879, with amendments to give effect to recommendations of the Law Commission and the Scottish Law Commission.
Citation2006 c. 37
Territorial extent United Kingdom[b]
Dates
Royal assent8 November 2006
Commencement1 April 2007[c]
Other legislation
Amends
Repeals/revokesSee § Repealed enactments
Status: Current legislation
History of passage through Parliament
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended
Text of the Parliamentary Costs Act 2006 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.

The Parliamentary Costs Act 2006 (c. 37) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It consolidates legislation relating to parliamentary costs of private bills.[1]

Provisions

The act concerns the "assessment and certification" of costs that are incurred during the passage of a private bill by the promoters of the bill, opponents of the bill, and other parties.[2] The contents of the act also apply to hybrid bills.[3]

The Speaker of the House of Commons is required to appoint a taxing officer under the act.[4]

The act was passed as a consolidation bill, replacing various other laws, including:[5][6][7]

Repealed enactments and revocations

Section 17(6) of the act repealed 7 enactments and revoked 1 instrument, listed in schedule 1 to the act.[8]

Citation Short title Extent of repeal or revocation
Acts
10 & 11 Vict. c. 69 House of Commons Costs Taxation Act 1847 The whole act.
12 & 13 Vict. c. 78 House of Lords Costs Taxation Act 1849 The whole act.
28 & 29 Vict. c. 27 Parliamentary Costs Act 1865 The whole act.
30 & 31 Vict. c. 136 Parliamentary Costs Act 1867 The whole act.
34 & 35 Vict. c. 3 Parliamentary Costs Act 1871 The whole act.
42 & 43 Vict. c. 17 House of Commons Costs Taxation Act 1879 The whole act.
1993 c. 50 Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1993 In Schedule 2, paragraph 13.
Statutory instruments
SI 1991/2684 Solicitors' Incorporated Practices Order 1991 In Schedule 1, the entries relating to the House of Commons Costs Taxation Act 1847, the House of Lords Costs Taxation Act 1849, the Parliamentary Costs Act 1865, and the House of Commons Costs Taxation Act 1879.
In Schedule 2, the entry relating to the House of Lords Costs Taxation Act 1849.

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Section 19(3).
  2. ↑ Section 19(2).
  3. ↑ Section 19(1).

References

  1. ↑ McBain, Graham (6 March 2022). "Modernising the Constitution: A Constitution Act". International Law Research. 11 (1): 259. doi:10.5539/ilr.v11n1p259. ISSN 1927-5234.
  2. ↑ "Assessment and certification ('taxation') of costs - Erskine May - UK Parliament". erskinemay.parliament.uk. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
  3. ↑ "Parliamentary Agents". www.parliament.uk. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
  4. ↑ Torrance, David (12 May 2025). "The office and role of Speaker" (PDF). House of Commons Library. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
  5. ↑ Ellison, Robin (2018). Red Tape: Managing Excess in Law, Regulation and the Courts. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. doi:10.1017/9781108618748. ISBN 978-1-108-42695-4.
  6. ↑ "PARLIAMENTARY COSTS BILL [HL]: TABLE OF ORIGINS" (PDF). Parliament of the United Kingdom. 14 June 2006. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
  7. ↑ Morris, R.J.B. (4 October 2016). Local Government, Local Legislation (0 ed.). Routledge. doi:10.4324/9781315525372. ISBN 978-1-315-52536-5.
  8. ↑ "Parliamentary Costs Act 2006", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 2006 c. 37
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