Regulation 4
The fee payable in respect of—
an application for the registration of a person as a British citizen, British overseas territories citizen, British Overseas citizen or British subject; or
an application for naturalisation as a British citizen or British overseas territories citizen;
shall be payable on the submission of the application.
On an application for registration or for a certificate of naturalisation by an applicant who is required by section 42 of the 1981 Act to make a citizenship oath and pledge at a citizenship ceremony, the fee payable in respect of the arrangement of a citizenship ceremony shall also be payable on the submission of the application.
Where the fee payable in respect of the arrangement of a citizenship ceremony is paid in accordance with paragraph (2) above and—
the Secretary of State refuses the application; or
the Secretary of State decides that the registration should be effected or the certificate should be granted, but disapplies the requirement to attend a citizenship ceremony because of the special circumstances of the case;
the fee paid in respect of the arrangement of a citizenship ceremony shall be refunded.
The fee payable in respect of the registration of a declaration of renunciation of British citizenship, British overseas territories citizenship, British Overseas citizenship or British subject status shall be payable on the submission of the declaration of renunciation.