the justices’ clerk shall pay to that person the amount so ascertained.
(2) As soon as there has been ascertained the amount due to any person as costs ordered to be paid out of central funds by a magistrates’ court otherwise than as mentioned in subsection (1) above, the justices’ clerk shall—
- (a) so far as the amount is due for travelling or personal expenses in respect of that person’s attendance, pay to him the amount due forthwith, and
- (b) so far as the amount is not due for such expenses, send a certificate of the amount to the Crown Court, in accordance with arrangements made by the Lord Chancellor.
(3) Where a certificate is sent to the Crown Court under subsection (2) above the appropriate officer of the Crown Court shall pay to the person to whom the certificate relates, or to any person appearing to him to be acting on behalf of that person, the amount certified or any less amount which the Crown Court considers should have been allowed under this Act.
(4) The appropriate officer of the Crown Court shall, when practicable, include the amount payable as costs certified under this section in any order for payment of costs made by that court.
Payment of costs ordered to be paid out of central funds and by accused or prosecutor. 16.—(1) Where a court orders the payment of costs by the accused or the prosecutor and also orders the payment of costs out of central funds, the costs, so far as they are payable under both orders, shall be primarily payable out of central funds; and the court shall give notice to the Secretary of State of the order for the payment of costs by the accused or the prosecutor.
(2) To the extent that any costs are primarily payable out of central funds by an order (under this or any other Act) and have been paid out of those funds, the Secretary of State shall be entitled to be reimbursed out of any money due under any other court order for the payment of those costs, and to take any proceedings for the enforcement of any such other order providing for payment of costs by the prosecutor.
Regulations. 17.—(1) The Secretary of State may by statutory instrument make regulations generally for carrying this Act into effect and in particular may by regulations so made prescribe—
- (a) rates or scales of payments of any costs payable out of central funds under this Act and the conditions under which such costs may be allowed;
