Explanatory note

This Order amends the County Court Fees Order (Northern Ireland) 1996 (S.R. No. 103) to increase the fees payable in respect of proceedings in the County Court from 1 October 2019 and to introduce a new fee for certification of a pending action for the purpose of registering it as a burden affecting land (Fee 4 in section IV). The Order also provides that exemptions and remissions are not available in respect of fees for copy documents, searches and inspections.

An Explanatory Memorandum and a Regulatory Impact Assessment have been produced and are available from the Northern Ireland Courts and Tribunals Service, Laganside House, 23-27 Oxford Street, Belfast BT1 3LA or online alongside this Statutory Rule at http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr.