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The Non-Contentious Probate Fees (Amendment) Order 1987

S.I. 1987/1176 · Made 30 June 1987

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SUPREME COURT OF ENGLAND AND WALES

FEES

Made 30th June 1987

Laid before Parliament 10th July 1987

Coming into force 1st August 1987

The Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 130 of the Supreme Court Act 1981f1, and with the concurrence of the Lord Chief Justice, the Master of the Rolls, the President of the Family Division, the Vice-Chancellor and the Treasury, hereby makes the following Order:

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Footnotes

f1

1981 c. 54.

Contents

  1. 1Article 1
  2. 2Article 2
  3. 3Article 3
  4. Signature
  5. Explanatory note

1

This Order may be cited as the Non-Contentious Probate Fees (Amendment) Order 1987 and shall come into force on 1st August 1987.

2

For paragraph 1(a) of the Schedule to the Non-Contentious Probate Fees Order 1981f1 there shall be substituted the following sub-paragraph—

“(a)

if the assessed value

  • does not exceed £10,000…No fee

  • exceeds £10,000 but does not exceed £25,000…40.00

  • exceeds £25,000 but does not exceed £40,000…80.00

  • exceeds £40,000 but does not exceed £70,000…150.00

  • exceeds £70,000 but does not exceed £100,000…2.50 per £1,000

  • or part thereof”.

3

The Non-Contentious Probate Fees (Amendment) Order 1983f1 is hereby revoked.

Signature

Havers, C.

Dated 30th June 1987

We concur,

Lane, C.J.,

John F. Donaldson, M.R.,

John Arnold, P.,

Nicolas Browne-Wilkinson, V-C.

Mark Lennox-Boyd

Michael Neubert

Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order substitutes a fixed fee of £150 for the ad valorem charge of £2.50 per £1,000 or part thereof in respect of estates with an assessed value exceeding £40,000 and not exceeding £70,000.