Cap. 108 Art. 10Issue of taxed bill bytheregistrarand right of interested person to appeal. XXIV. 1995.360.

(1) At the request of any interested person, the registrar of the court under whose jurisdiction the witness gave evidence, shall issue a taxed bill of the prescribed fees and expenses due to the witness.

(2) It shall be lawful for the registrar before issuing the taxed bill mentioned in subarticle (1) to administer the oath to any person for the purpose of establishing any circumstance necessary for fixing the fees and expenses.

(3) A witness entitled to the prescribed fees and expenses or any person who is bound to pay such fees and expenses may appeal against the taxation of the registrar.

(4) Such appeal shall be entered by application before the court under whose jurisdiction the witness gave evidence within the period of eight days which shall run-

(a) in regard to those who have demanded the taxed bill, from the day on which such taxed bill was issued; and

(b) in regard to the debtor duly served with such taxed bill by a judicial act, from the day of such service.

SCHEDULE A

[ARTICLE 3]

The following fees shall be allowed to witnesses before a superior court:

(a) Ecclesiastics, members of the legal and medical professions, civil engineers, professors of the University, members of the Higher Division of the Civil Service, first grade Secondary School teachers, military officers, merchants, manufacturers, Police officers above the rank of Inspector, merchant navy captains and chief engineers and other persons of equal rank .................. 70c

(b) Commission agents, brokers, merchant navy officers below the rank of captain or chief engineer, Elementary School headmasters, Secondary School teachers below the first grade, Police officers below the rank of Superintendent and other persons of equal rank ................................. 58c

(c) Tradesmen, shopkeepers, inn-keepers, commercial travellers, Elementary School teachers, auctioneers, photographers, mechanics, Warrant and Non-commissioned officers in the Armed Forces of Malta and in the Police Force and other persons of equal rank ................................. 47c

(d) Labourers, farmers, Police constables, soldiers, shop assistants and other workmen................................................... 35c

(e) Witnesses under 18 years of age, unless engaged in a profession or business................ 23c

(f) Witnesses called to give evidence on scientific matters ........................................ 1.16c

(g) For each hour or part of an hour that a witness is kept to give evidence before a superior court after 1 p.m., the following additional fees shall be due:

(i) to witnesses mentioned in (a), (b) and (f) 12c

(ii) to other witnesses .................................. 6c a superior court shall be entitled to a fee of ............... 6c