Appeal Costs Fund Act 1973
sec.21Discretion as to indemnity certificate
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sec.21 Discretion as to indemnity certificate
The grant or refusal of an indemnity certificate lies in the discretion of the Court of Appeal, the Supreme Court or the District Court, as the case may be, and no appeal lies against any such grant or refusal. An indemnity certificate shall not be granted in respect of any appeal from proceedings begun in a court of first instance before the commencement of this Act. An indemnity certificate shall not be granted in favour of the Crown. s 21 amd 1999 No. 19 s 3 sch ; 2011 No. 7 s 17 (sec.21-ssec.1) The grant or refusal of an indemnity certificate lies in the discretion of the Court of Appeal, the Supreme Court or the District Court, as the case may be, and no appeal lies against any such grant or refusal. (sec.21-ssec.2) An indemnity certificate shall not be granted in respect of any appeal from proceedings begun in a court of first instance before the commencement of this Act. (sec.21-ssec.3) An indemnity certificate shall not be granted in favour of the Crown.