# The County Court Fees (Amendment) Order 1996, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends the County Court Fees Order 1982 so as—
(1) to provide that exemption and remission from payment of court fees are only available for small claims proceedings, and that they have the effect of reducing the fee in question to £10 (article 3);
(2) to provide an advance fee for the lodging of a bill for taxation, equal to half of the estimated final taxation fee as calculated on the assumption that the bill is upheld in full, and to set the final fee at £7.50 per £100 of the bill as taxed (article 9);
(3) where the bill is lodged by the party who would have to pay the amount of the taxed bill, to limit the amount of the advance fee to £50 unless the district judge orders otherwise (article 5);
(4) to reduce the fee for copies of documents to 25p per page after the first five pages of each document (article 11);
(5) to increase the following fees as indicated (articles 6 and 7):—
Fee No.
Short description of fee (for full description see fees order)
Existing Fee £
New Fee £
1
Originating process
10 to 80, depending on the amount of the claim
10 to 500, depending on the amount of the claim
2A
Setting down for trial
50
100
2B(i)
Appeals to judge
20
50
3(ii)
Review of taxation
30
50
4(iii)
Garnishee order
25
50
4(v)
Charging order
25
50
4(vi)
Judgment summons
25
50
4A(i)
Tribunal award
20
30
8(i)
Admiralty warrant
20
80
9(i)(a)
Debtor’s bankruptcy petition
25
50
9(i)(b)
Creditor’s bankruptcy petition
55
80
9(ii)
Issue of any other petition under the Companies Act 1985 or Insolvency Act 1986
55
80
9(iii)(a)
Hearing before district judge
20
30
9(iii)(b)
Hearing before Circuit judge
20
50
(6) to make the fee on a counterclaim the same as that on an independent claim (article 7);
(7) to introduce the following new fees (articles 4, 7, 8 and 10):—
Fee No.
Short description of fee (for full description see Order)
Amount of fee £
1(iv)
Second or subsequent summons
10
1(v)
Third party notice
50
2C(i)
Witness summons
20
2C(ii)
Application by debtor to vary judgment
10
2C(iii)
Application to set aside judgment
10
2C(iv)
Ex parte or consent application without hearing
10
2C(v)
Application to district judge
20
2C(vi)
Application to circuit judge
30
4(i)(c)
Second or subsequent warrant
20
4(ix)
Application to suspend warrant
10

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/3189/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/county-court-fees-amendment-order-1996/note
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