Cap. 12 Art. 64Taxing of judicial costs. Impugnment of assessment of costs.

(1) Judicial costs shall be taxed and assessed by the registrar, and the assessment made by him may not be impugned after the expiration of one month. Such action shall be instituted by application which shall be heard summarily by the court. Such period, in regard to the person applying for the taxed bill of costs, shall commence to run from the day on which the taxed bill was issued and, in regard to the debtor duly served with such taxed bill by means of a judicial act, from the day of such service.

(2) The applicant shall cause a copy of the application to be served on any person having an interest therein, who shall have twenty days within which to file a reply.

(3) The written pleadings in respect of the application shall be deemed closed by the reply or failing such reply with the expiration of the time allowed for such reply. The parties shall be notified with the date for the hearing of the application.