8Objections to taxation

8 Objections to taxation

(1)  A person who applies for a review of a taxation under section 19A(5) of the Act is to, before the final allocatur or certificate is signed, or at any earlier time as may be fixed by the taxing officer, serve on the taxing officer –

(a) an objection in writing to the taxation specifying, in short and concise form, the items or parts of items objected to; and

(b) the grounds and reasons for the objection.

(2)  The taxing officer may, pending consideration of an objection, sign an allocatur or certificate in respect of the remainder of the bill of costs or any part of that remainder and, after the taxing officer’s decision on the objection, is to sign any further allocatur or certificate as may be necessary.

(3)  An allocatur or certificate of a taxing officer is final and conclusive as to all matters which are not objected to under subregulation (1) .