The Short Title of this Act is “The Solicitors’ Bills of Costs Act, 1902.”

Notwithstanding anything contained in Title II. of “The Law Practitioners Act, 1882,” any party chargeable with any bill of costs may, within thirty days of receiving such bill of costs, elect to refer such bill of costs to a Registrar of the Supreme Court or a Stipendiary Magistrate, who may reduce such bill of costs to such amount as he may consider fair under the circumstances:

Provided that such party shall serve the solicitor concerned with a notice that he intends to take such action seven clear days before the day upon which the reference is proposed to be made.

In considering the question of costs the Registrar or Stipendiary Magistrate may award to either party such costs of the reference as may be considered reasonable.

The Governor may by Order in Council gazetted make regulations necessary for carrying out the provisions of this Act.