Telecommunications Act 1984
c. 12
effect to a compromise to avoid or bring to an end
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any proceedings;
(e) any other form of assistance which the Director may
consider appropriate,
but paragraph (d) above shall not affect the law and practice
regulating the descriptions of persons who may appear in, conduct, defend, and address the court in, any proceedings.
(4) In so far as expenses are incurred by the Director in providing the applicant with assistance under this section, the
recovery of those expenses (as taxed or assessed in such manner
as may be prescribed by rules of court) shall constitute a first
charge for the benefit of the Director(a) on any costs or expenses which (whether by virtue of a
judgment or order of a court or an agreement or otherwise) are payable to the applicant by any other person
in respect of the matter in connection with which the
assistance is given ; and
(b) so far as relates to any costs or expenses, on his rights
under any compromise or settlement arrived at in
connection with that matter to avoid or bring to an end
any proceedings.
(5)
to-
A charge conferred by subsection (4) above is subject
(a) any charge under the Legal Aid Act 1974 ;
(b) any charge or obligation for payment in priority to
1974 c. 4.
other
debts under the Legal Aid and Advice (Scotland) Acts
1967 and 1972 ; or
(c) any charge under the Legal Aid, Advice and Assistance S.I. 1981/228
(N.I. 8).
(Northern Ireland) Order 1981,
and is subject to any provision in any of those Acts or that Order
for payment of any sum into the legal aid fund.
(6) Any expenses incurred by the Director in providing
assistance under this section shall be paid out of money provided
by Parliament ; and any sums received by the Director by virtue
of any charge conferred by subsection (4) above shall be paid
into the Consolidated Fund.
53.-(1) The Director may, for any relevant purpose, by notice Power to
require
in writing signed by himformation
(a) require any person to produce, at a time and place
specified in the notice, to the Director or to any person
appointed by him for the purpose, any documents
which are specified or described in the notice and
are in that person's custody or under his control ; or
(b) require any person carrying on any business to furnish
to the Director such estimates, returns or other infor-