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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/lands-tribunal-fees-rules-1996/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1996/1021",
  "legislation_title": "The Lands Tribunal (Fees) Rules 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/lands-tribunal-fees-rules-1996",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Rules)\nThese Rules provide for a new scale of fees to be taken in proceedings before the Lands Tribunal, following the reovcation of the Lands Tribunal Rules 1975 (S.I. 1975/299) by the Lands Tribunal Rules 1996, which contain the rules of procedure of the Tribunal. The 1975 Rules incorported both rules of procedure and fees.\nThe fees were amended by the Lands Tribunal (Amendment) Rules 1977 (S.I. 1977/1820), 1984 (S.I. 1984/793), 1986 (S.I. 1986/1322) and 1990 (S.I. 1990/1382). These Rules are revoked by the 1996 Rules.\nA summary of the old and new fees is set out below—\nSUMMARY OF OLD AND NEW FEES PAYABLE IN THE LANDS TRIBUNAL\nOLD FEE from 1 August 1990\nNEW FEE from 1 May 1996\n1(1). LODGING AN APPEAL (other than a rating appeal) OR A REFERENCE\n£30\n£50\n1(2). LODGING AN ABSENT OWNER APPLICATION\n£50\n£100\n2. LODGING A RATING APPEAL\nRateable value up to £500\n£10\n1% of rateable\nover £500 up to £1,250\n£35\nvalue subject to\nover £1,250 up to £5,000\n£100\nminimum fee £50\nover £5,000 up to £50,000\n£150\nmaximum fee £5,000\nover £50,000\n£500\n3. LODGING A RESTRICTIVE COVENANT APPLICATION\n£120\n£200\n4. LODGING A RIGHTS TO LIGHT APPLICATION\n(1) for a definitive certificate\n£110\n£250\n(2) for a temporary and definitive certificate\n£120\n£300\n5. INTERLOCUTORY OR CONSENT ORDER APPLICATION\n(1) Interlocutory application\n£20\n£40\n(2) Consent Order application\n£20\n£100\n6(1). HEARING A RATING APPEAL\nWhere rateable value\ndoes not exceed £500\n£17\n5% of rateable value (as exceeds\n£500 but not £1,000\n£45\ndetermined by the\nexceeds £1,000 but not £5,000\n£90\nTribunal or agreed by the\nexceeds £5,000\nparties following a\nfor the first £5,000\n£90\nhearing) subject to a\nfor every £200 or fraction of £200 over £5,000\n£10\nminimum fee of £100 and\nMaximum fee £3,000\n£3,000\nmaximum fee of £5,000\n6(2). HEARING A REFERENCE OR OTHER APPEAL (NOT RENTAL VALUES)\n2% of the amount\nWhere the amount awarded\nawarded (determined by\ndoes not exceed £500\n£28\nthe Tribunal or agreed by\nexceeds £500\nthe parties following a\nfor the first £500\n£28\nhearing) subject to a\nfor every £100 or fraction of £100 over £500\n£2\nminimum fee of £100 and\nsubject to a maximum fee of £3,000\n£3,000\nmaximum fee of £5,000\n6(3). HEARING A REFERENCE OR OTHER APPEAL (RENTAL VALUES)\nWhere the amount awarded\ndoes not exceed £100 per annum\nexceeds £100 per annum\n£22\nfor the first £100 per annum\n2% of rent or other\nfor every £100 or fraction of £100 over £100\n£22\npayment subject to a\nper annum\n£1\nminimum fee of £100 and\nmaximum fee £2,000\n£2,000\nmaximum fee of £5,000\n6(4). DETERMINING A RESTRICTIVE COVENANT APPLICATION\nA hearing as to entitlement (section 84(3A) Law of Property Act 1925)\nNil\n£250\nOrder without a hearing\n£150\n£250\nSubstantive hearing of an originating application\n£150\n£350\nEngrossing Minutes of Order\nNil\n£100\n6(5). HEARING (NO AMOUNT AWARDED)\n£50\n£200\n7. COPIES OF DOCUMENTS\n£0.25–£1\n£1\n8. SUPPLYING PUBLISHED DECISIONS TO SUBSCRIBERS\nFor supplying published decisions to subscribers, for each page\n£0.25\n£0.10\nCASE STATED\n9 On a case for the decision of the Court of Appeal\n£20\n£100\nTAXATION OF COSTS\n10 On a taxation of costs or expenses, for every £1 or part thereof\n£0.05\n£0.05",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "outstanding_effects": [],
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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