The Lyon Court and Office Fees (Variation) Order 1995

S.I. 1995/132 · Made 18 January 1995

ARMORIAL BEARINGS, ENSIGNS AND FLAGS

Made 18th January 1995

Laid before Parliament 2nd February 1995

Coming into force 1st April 1995

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 5 of, as read with paragraph 3 of Schedule 3 to, the Public Expenditure and Receipts Acts 1968^f1, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:

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Footnotes

f1: 1968 c. 14.

1Citation and commencement
2Variation of fees
3Variation of fees
4Variation of fees
Signature
Schedule Schedule
Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Lyon Court and Office Fees (Variation) Order 1995 and shall come into force on 1st April 1995.

2Variation of fees

Schedule B to the Lyon King of Arms Act 1867^f1 shall be amended in accordance with article 3 of, and the Schedule to, this Order.

3Variation of fees

In relation to those matters in Schedule B which are specified in column 1 of the Schedule to this Order, the fees payable shall be varied by substituting the fees specified in column 2 of the Schedule to this Order for the fees specified in column 3 of that Schedule (being the fees payable immediately prior to the coming into force of this Order).

4Variation of fees

The Lyon Court and Office Fees (Variation) Order 1994^f1 is hereby revoked.

Signature

Fraser of Carmyllie

Minister of State, Scottish Office

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

18th January 1995

Column 1 (Matter to which fee relates)	Column 2 (Fee payable) £	Column 3 Fee formerly payable)^f1 £
On every patent of arms with supporters	713.00	679.00
On every patent of arms without supporters	435.00	422.00
On every matriculation of arms with supporters, without a new patent	241.00	232.00
On every matriculation of arms without supporters, without a new patent	182.00	177.00
On every matriculation of arms without a new patent of arms, but with a patent of supporters	512.00	488.00
On every genealogy recorded	153.00	143.00
Additional for each member of the pedigree	7.00	6.00
Certificate regarding change of surname	54.00	51.00
Search in register of arms	7.00	6.00
Search in register of genealogies	7.00	6.00
General search in heraldic MSS	45.00	44.00
General search in genealogical MSS	45.00	44.00
On every extract from a register	13.00	12.00
On entering a caveat	31.00	30.00
On admission of a messenger-at-arms	162.00	154.00
Annual dues of a messenger-at-arms	26.00	25.00
On recording resignation or change of residence of a messenger	7.00	6.00
On search for a messenger’s cautioner	7.00	6.00
On every certified statement of name and designation of such cautioner, and date of bond	10.00	9.00
On extracting each warrant, decree, or precept of suspension—
first sheet	13.00	12.00
each subsequent sheet	7.00	6.00
On affixing seal of office to warrant, decree or precept	13.00	12.00
On examining executions of service and intimations of precepts of suspension, marking them on the record and giving out certificates	13.00	12.00
On lending process and taking receipt	7.00	6.00
On return of process and scoring receipt	7.00	6.00
On re-admission of a messenger-at-arms	31.00	30.00
On the appointment of a herald	10.50	10.00
On the appointment of a pursuivant	10.50	10.00

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order varies the fees for matters listed in Schedule B to the Lyon King of Arms Act 1867.

The matters concerned are specified in Column 1 of the Schedule to the Order. Column 2 of the Schedule lists the new fees and column 3 lists the fees which are to be replaced. The fees were last varied in 1994.

The fees contained in Schedule B to the 1867 Act are exclusive of stamp duty when stamp duty is exigible.