{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/family-proceedings-fees-order-2008/article-3A",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/family-proceedings-fees-order-2008/article-3A.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2008/1054",
  "legislation_title": "The Family Proceedings Fees Order 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/family-proceedings-fees-order-2008",
  "path": "article/3A",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "3A",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "Fees 1.1, 5.1 and 5.3 in Schedule 1 (fees to be taken) are not payable—\n(a) in any proceedings relating to protection measures under EU Regulation 606/2013 if the person who would otherwise be liable to pay the fee is the protected person;\n(b) in proceedings for—\n(i) a non-molestation order;\n(ii) an occupation order; or\n(iii) a forced marriage protection order,\nunder Part 4 or 4A of the Family Law Act 1996; ...\n(bb) in proceedings for a female genital mutilation protection order under Part 1 of Schedule 2 to the Female Genital Mutilation Act 2003; ...\n(c) in proceedings issued by the person who commenced proceedings referred to in sub-paragraphs (b) or (bb), where that person makes any application in respect of an order made in those proceedings, except an application to appeal such an order ; or\n(d) in respect of an application under section 28 (domestic abuse protection orders on application), 29 (applications where domestic abuse protection notice has been given), 40 (arrest for breach of order) or 44 (variation and discharge of orders) of the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 or an appeal under section 46 of that Act (appeals).",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Art. 3A inserted (6.4.2015) by The Family Proceedings Fees (Amendment) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/687), arts. 1, 4"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Word in art. 3A omitted (1.5.2024) by virtue of The Court and Tribunal Fees (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2024 (S.I. 2024/476), arts. 1(1), 7(3)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Art. 3A(bb) inserted (17.7.2015) by The Family Proceedings Fees (Amendment No. 2) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/1419), arts. 1, 2(2)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Word in art. 3A omitted (1.5.2024) by virtue of The Court and Tribunal Fees (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2024 (S.I. 2024/476), arts. 1(1), 7(3)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Words in art. 3A(c) substituted (17.7.2015) by The Family Proceedings Fees (Amendment No. 2) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/1419), arts. 1, 2(2)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Words in art. 3A(c) substituted (1.5.2024) by The Court and Tribunal Fees (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2024 (S.I. 2024/476), arts. 1(1), 7(3)(c)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F7",
      "text": "Art. 3A(d) and word inserted (1.5.2024) by The Court and Tribunal Fees (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2024 (S.I. 2024/476), arts. 1(1), 7(3)(d)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/1054/article/3A",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T03:31:58.450729+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}