14What happens if fee is not paid

14 What happens if fee is not paid

(1) This section applies if the payment of a fee is not deferred under section 13. (2) If a person is required to pay a filing fee or a fee mentioned in Part 2 of Schedule 1 in relation to a proceeding before the filing or obtaining of a document or the provision of a service, the document must not be filed, and the document or service must not be provided, until the whole fee is paid. (3) If a hearing fee for a hearing day is not paid in relation to a proceeding: (a) the Court or a Justice of the Court may, on application by a party to the proceeding, order that no proceeding, or no proceeding other than a specified proceeding, is to take place except by leave; and (b) a person other than the person liable to pay the fee may pay the fee without affecting any power of the Court or a Justice of the Court to make an order for costs for the fee; and (c) the Court or a Justice of the Court may vacate the hearing day.