s 56 Costs in proceedings before Registrar
56.—(1) The Registrar may, in proceedings before the Registrar under this Act, by order award to any party such costs as the Registrar may consider reasonable and direct how and by what parties they are to be paid. (2) The rules may provide for the assessment of the costs, or any part thereof, by the Registrar.[Act 25 of 2021 wef 01/04/2022] (3) A party desirous to obtain costs or to have the costs assessed must apply to the Registrar in accordance with the rules.[Act 25 of 2021 wef 01/04/2022] (4) If a party is ordered to pay the costs of another party, the costs may be recovered in a court of competent jurisdiction as a debt due by the first party to the other party.