149Certificate of assessment

149 Certificate of assessment

(1)  At the expiration of a period of 48 hours after the conclusion of an assessment of costs, a registrar is to issue a certificate of assessment in respect of the bill of costs.

(1A)  [Rule 149 Subrule (1A) inserted by S.R. 2003, No. 17, Applied:09 Apr 2003] If a registrar is satisfied that 21 days have passed since the bill of costs was served, the registrar may issue a certificate of assessment even though a notice of objection has not been filed.

(2)  A registrar may issue an interim certificate of assessment before the conclusion of an assessment in respect of any portion of a bill of costs.

(3)  [Rule 149 Subrule (3) amended by S.R. 2003, No. 17, Applied:09 Apr 2003] Pending the determination of a review under rule 150 of any item on a bill of costs, a registrar may issue a certificate of assessment in respect of the remainder of the bill of costs.