Defendant ordered to pay prosecution costs

Section 18(1) of the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 (UK) provides:Where...(a) any person is convicted of an offence before a magistrates’ court;(b) ...(c) any person is convicted of an offence before the Crown Court;the court may make such as order as to the costs to be paid by the accused to the prosecutor as it …

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