Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order makes new provision for court fees relating to civil business in magistrates' courts. It considerably shortens the current list in Part I of Schedule 6 to the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 and, among other changes, introduces new fees in relation to family proceedings and the collection of the community charge and rates. It also increases significantly the fees for those items which have been retained in the list, in order to reflect more accurately the cost of the services involved. It does not apply to legally assisted persons, or persons in receipt of family credit or income support.
The increase in fees for those items in Part I of Schedule 6 as originally enacted which have been retained is as follows:
| Item | Old Fee | New Fee |
|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | |
| Attendance on a justice for viewing purposes | from 0.33 | 44.00 |
| Preparation of a case for the opinion of the High Court (including the taking of a recognizance) | from 0.80 | 382.00 |
| Certificate of refusal of case | 0.10 | 8.00 |
| Every certificate not otherwise charged | 0.10 | 8.00 |
| Copied documents | from 0.02 | from 1.10 |
| Duplicate documents half the original fee | 5.00 | |
| Every licence, consent, or authority not otherwise provided for, to include registration when necessary 0.258.00 Every oath, affirmation or solemn declaration not otherwise charged | 0.05 | 8.00 |
| Complaint Summons and copy Order and copy Warrant and copy composite fee | 0.05 | 0.08 |
| from 0.10 | from 0.05 |