When you are reading about the law, you need to know what some words mean. In this part of the law, a "costs order" is an order to pay costs. This order is made under section 364 or the Costs in Criminal Cases Act 1967. You can think of costs as the money people have to pay when they go to court.

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269: Further appeal from determination of Court of Appeal, or

"Appealing to the Supreme Court if you think the Court of Appeal got the law wrong"

271: Right of appeal to first appeal court against decision about costs order, or

"Appealing a decision about court costs to a higher court"

Part 6Appeals
Appeals against decisions on costs orders: First appeals

270Interpretation

In this subpart, costs order means an order for the payment of costs under section 364 or the Costs in Criminal Cases Act 1967.