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COMPANY.

with the Liquidator, three clear days before the application for the appointment to tax the same is made. The Official Receiver or the Liquidator, as the case may be, shall forthwith, on receiving notice of taxation, lodge such bill or charges with the proper Taxing Officer.

Copy of bill to be furnished.

25. Every person whose bill or charges is or are to be taxed shall, on application either of the Official Receiver or the Liquidator, furnish a copy of his bill of charges so to be taxed, on payment at the rate of 4d. per folio, which payment shall be charged on the assets of the company. The Official Receiver shall call the attention of the Liquidator to any items which, in his opinion, ought to be disallowed or reduced, and may attend or be represented on the taxation.

Applications for costs.

26. Where any party to, or person affected by, any proceeding desires to make an application for an order that he be allowed his costs, or any part of them, incident to such proceeding, and such application is not made at the time of the proceeding—

(1) Such party er person shall serve notice of his intended application on the Official Receiver, and, if a Liquidator has been appointed, on the Liquidator.

(2) The Official Receiver and Liquidator may appear on such application and object thereto.

(3.) No costs of or incident to such application shall be allowed to the applicant, unless the Court is satisfied that the application could not have been made at the time of the proceeding.

Certificate of taxation.;Form 10.

27. Upon the taxation of any bill of costs, charges, or expenses being completed, the Taxing Officer shall issue to the person presenting such bill for taxation his certificate of taxation. The bill of costs, charges, and expenses shall be filed.

Register of bills taxed.; Forms 9 and 11.

28. Every Taxing Officer shall keep a register of all bills taxed by him in windings up under these rules, and shall, within fourteen days after the 31st day of October in each year, make a return to the Board of Trade of all bills taxed by him during the twelve months preceding such 31st day of October.

Certificate of employment.

29. Before the bill or charges of any solicitor, manager, accountant, auctioneer, broker, or other person employed by an Official Receiver or Liquidator, is or are taxed a certificate in writing, signed by the Official Receiver or Liquidator, as the case may be, shall be produced to the Taxing Officer setting forth whether any, and if so what, special terms of remuneration have been agreed to, and in the case of the bill of costs of a solicitor, a copy of the resolution or other authority sanctioning the employment.

30.—(1) Review of taxation at instance of Board of Trade.