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Sittings of Courts.

Place of County Court

18. Subject to the orders of the Lord Chancellor, the place of sittings of each County Court having jurisdiction under the Acts sitting of shall, for the purpose of such jurisdiction, be the town in which the Court holds its sittings for the general business of the Court, under the provisions of the County Courts Act, 1888.[1]

Times for holding Courts.

19. Subject to the provisions of the Acts, the times of the sitting of each Court other than the High Court in matters of the winding up of companies shall be those appointed for the transaction of the general business of the Court, unless the Judge of any such Court shall otherwise order.

Service and Execution of Process.

Duties of bailiff, &c.

20.—(1) It shall be the duty of the high bailiff of a County Court to serve such orders, summonses, petitions, and notices as the Court may require him to serve; to execute warrants and other process; to attend any sittings of the Court (but not sittings in Chambers); and to do and perform all such things as may be required of him by the Court.

(2) But this rule shall not be construed to require any order, summons, petition, or notice to be served by a bailiff or officer of the Court which is not specially by the Acts or rules required to be so served, unless the Court in any particular proceeding by order specially so directs.

21. title

Taxation of Costs.

Taxation of payable by or to Official Receiver or Liquidator or by company.

22. The provisions of the following rules numbered 23 to 30 costs shall apply to the taxation of allowance of costs payable by or to the Official Receiver or Liquidator or which are to be paid out of the assets of the company.

Notice of appointment.

23. Every person whose bill or charges is or are to be taxed shall in all cases give not less than four days' notice of the appointment to tax the same to the Official Receiver and to the Liquidator (if any).

Lodgment of bill.

24. The bill or charges, if incurred prior to the appointment of a Liquidator, shall be lodged with the Official Receiver, and if incurred after the appointment of a Liquidator, shall be lodged
  1. ↑ 51 & 52 Vict. c. 43.
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