Article 2

paragraph (e) of Article 2 shall be deleted and replaced by the following paragraphs—

“(e)

“fast-track service” means an application made in person, either by the applicant or another person acting on behalf of the applicant, which is to be processed within seven days of that application having been made;

(f)

“premium service” means an application made in person, either by the applicant or another person acting on behalf of the applicant, which is to be processed within twenty four hours of that application having been made;

(g)

“replacement passport” means a passport issued in substitution for a valid passport in order to incorporate an addition or amendment thereto or in order to replace a passport that has been lost, damaged or is otherwise unavailable for use.”

for Fees 12 to 16, set out in Part II of the table of consular fees in the Schedule to that Order, there shall be substituted the following—

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12 Issuing a passport of not more than 32 pages which includes replacing an expired passport, and issuing a new passport of full validity when an original passport of restricted validity is unavailable— (a) for applications made by post in the UK (i) where the applicant is aged 16 years or over	30.00
(ii) where the applicant is under 16 years old (for a passport valid for 5 years)	16.00
(b) for applications made in person in the UK (i) where the applicant is aged 16 years or over	45.00
(ii) where the applicant is under 16 years old (for a passport valid for 5 years)	31.00
(c) for applications made abroad (i) where the applicant is aged 16 years or over	49.00
(ii) where the applicant is under 16 years (for a passport valid for 5 years)	29.00
13 Issuing a passport of 48 pages which includes replacing an expired passport, and issuing a new passport of full validity when an original passport of restricted validity is unavailable— (a) for applications made by post in the UK	40.00
(b) for applications made in person in the UK	55.00
(c) for applications made abroad	60.00
14 Issuing a collective passport— (a) for applications made by post in the UK	42.00
(b) for applications made in person in the UK	57.00
(c) for applications made abroad	50.00
15 Amending or extending an existing passport (a) for applications made by post in the UK	18.00
(b) for applications made in person in the UK	33.00
(c) for applications made abroad	40.00
16 Extending a passport to 10 years validity where the holder was under 16 years of age at the time of issue of the existing passport and the passport was issued for an initial 5 year period before 26th March 1998— (a) for postal applications in the UK	0.00
(b) for applications made in person in the UK	15.00
(c) for applications made abroad	0.00
16A In addition to Fee 12, 13, 15, or 16, whichever is appropriate to the application in question— (a) issuing a passport on an application made using the fast-track service	15.00
(b) issuing a passport on an application made using the premium service	30.00

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