Article 47 Fees payable for searches, certified copies, etc.

Northern Ireland

(1)

There shall be payable for or in respect of—

(a)

examination of a particular entry in a register, and searches in indexes of registers;

(b)

certified copies and certificates relating to any entries in registers;

(c)

any functions performed by any F1person under Article 37;

F2(cc)

applications under Article 40B;

(d)

furnishing information for the purposes of any statutory provision specified in Schedule 1;

F3(da)

documents supplied under section 30 of the Civil Registration Act (Northern Ireland) 2011;

(db)

entries made in the Record of Northern Ireland Connections under section 31 of that Act;

fees of such amounts as may be prescribed under this Article.

F4(2)

The Department may by order prescribe the fees payable for the purposes of paragraph (1); but no order shall be made under this paragraph unless a draft of the order has been laid before and approved by resolution of the Assembly.

(3)

Where any fee is prescribed under this Article, then it shall not be lawful for any person to demand or receive, in respect of any transaction to which that fee relates, any sum in excess of the prescribed fee other than a sum equal to the amount of any expenditure properly incurred in the carrying out of that transaction.

(4)

Except as may be prescribed F5the Registrar General or a registrar may refuse to comply with any application made to him under this Order F6or the Civil Registration Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 until the prescribed fee is paid to him; and any such fee shall be a debt recoverable summarily by the F7person to whom it is payable.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Word in art. 47(1)(c) substituted (16.11.2012) by Civil Registration Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 (c. 20), ss. 22(2)(a), 34; S.R. 2012/406, art. 2, Sch.
F2: Art. 47(1)(cc) inserted (16.11.2012) by Civil Registration Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 (c. 20), ss. 22(2)(b), 34; S.R. 2012/406, art. 2, Sch.
F3: Art. 47(1)(da)(db) inserted (16.11.2012) by Civil Registration Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 (c. 20), ss. 22(2)(c), 34; S.R. 2012/406, art. 2, Sch.
F4: SI 1999/663
F5: Words in art. 47(4) inserted (16.11.2012) by Civil Registration Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 (c. 20), ss. 22(3)(a), 34; S.R. 2012/406, art. 2, Sch.
F6: Words in art. 47(4) inserted (16.11.2012) by Civil Registration Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 (c. 20), ss. 22(3)(b), 34; S.R. 2012/406, art. 2, Sch.
F7: Word in art. 47(4) substituted (16.11.2012) by Civil Registration Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 (c. 20), ss. 22(3)(c), 34; S.R. 2012/406, art. 2, Sch.

Notes on the whole Order

Textual amendments

F1: functions transf. SR 1993/494