Charities Act 1978

Where an inquiry has been carried out under this Part the Attorney-General may determine the costs of conducting that inquiry (including any expenses incurred and payable by the Attorney-General in any proceedings brought by him) and may—

apply to the court for an order that those costs or any part of them be paid by any trustee of the charity or any executor of the charitable estate which was the subject of the inquiry;

direct that the costs or any part of them should be paid from the funds of the charity or charitable estate which was the subject of the inquiry; or

direct that, in the case of a person who has given security for costs under section 9(2)(b), the costs or any part of them be paid by that person.

Where an application has been made under subsection (1)(a) the court may—

make an order in the terms sought by the Attorney-General; or

where it considers it just and equitable to do so vary the order as it sees fit.