# The Magistrates’ Courts Fees (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2023, Note: Explanatory note

Extent: N.I.

(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends the Magistrates’ Courts Fees Order (Northern Ireland) 1996 (S.R. 1996 No. 102) to increase the fees payable in respect of proceedings in the Magistrates’ Court over a two year period (9% increase effective from 1st November 2023, with a further 9% increase effective from 1st October 2024). It also amends the 1996 Order to introduce some new fees and make other amendments in consequence of amendments to the Licensing (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996 No. 3158) (N.I. 22)) and the Registration of Clubs (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996 No. 3159) (N.I. 23)) made by the Licensing and Registraton of Clubs (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2021 (c.7).
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 www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2023/170/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-fees-amendment-order-northern-ireland-2023/note
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