# The County Court Fees (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2007, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends the County Court Fees Order (Northern Ireland) 1996 so as to—
(a) introduce the following new fees in Schedule 1:—
on a copy, including a photographic copy, of all or any part of a document filed or any record kept in the office (Section I Fee No.11);
where the search is carried out by an officer of the court (Section I Fee No.22(b));
on the entry of a remitted action where a setting down fee has not already been paid (Section I Fee No.25);
on a counterclaim in equity proceedings (Section II Fee No.7);
on a third party notice in a small claims action (Section V Fee No.4);
on a certificate of readiness in respect of proceedings under the Criminal Damage (Compensation) (Northern Ireland) Order 1977 (Section VI Fee No.2);
(b) remove the fee on an application for a warrant of arrest under the Protection from Harassment (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 (Section IV Fee No.3);
(c) increase a number of fees; and
(d) provide for exemptions from fees payable in the circumstances as outlined in Article 2 and refunds where appropriate.
A Regulatory Impact Assessment of the costs and benefits of this Order (and other Orders relating to court fees) was placed in the libraries of both Houses of Parliament and is available on the Court Service’s web-site at www.courtsni.gov.uk.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2007/378/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/county-court-fees-amendment-order-northern-ireland-2007/note
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