# Consular Fees Regulations 1981, Regulation 7: Authority to waive fees


A consular officer is authorised to waive fees as follows:—
(a) where the consular officer so decides on the ground of proved destitution;
(b) where the consular officer so decides as a matter of international courtesy;
(c) in respect of any matter or thing done in connexion with the official duty of any official of Her Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom;
(d) in respect of any matter or thing done for a candidate for, or for a holder of, a British Council scholarship in connexion with such scholarship;
(e) where the Secretary of State with the consent of the Treasury so directs.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1981/476/regulation/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/consular-fees-regulations-1981/regulation-7
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