{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/non-contentious-probate-fees-order-2004/schedule-1",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2004/3120",
  "legislation_title": "The Non-Contentious Probate Fees Order 2004",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/non-contentious-probate-fees-order-2004",
  "path": "schedule/1",
  "kind": "schedule",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": "Fees to be taken",
  "text": "Column 1\nNumber and description of fee\nColumn 2\nAmount of fee\n1 Application for a grant\nOn an application for a grant (or for resealing a grant) other than on an application to which fee 3 applies, where the assessed value of the estate exceeds £5,000.\n£526\n...\n. . .\n3 Special applications\n3.1 For a duplicate or second or subsequent grant (including one following a revoked grant) in respect of the same deceased person, other than a grant preceded only by a grant limited to settled land, to trust property, or to part of the estate.\n£22\n. . .\n. . .\n4 Caveats\nFor the entry or the extension of a caveat.\n£4\n5 Search\nOn an application for a standing search to be carried out in an estate, for each period of six months including the issue of a copy grant and will, if any (irrespective of the number of pages).\n£4\n6 Deposit of wills\nOn depositing a will for safe custody in the principal registry or a district registry.\n£24\n7 Inspection\nOn inspection of any will or other document retained by the registry (in the presence of an officer of the registry).\n£24\n8 Copy documents\nOn a request for—\n(a) a copy of a document of a specific individual named in the request—\n(i) where the request accompanies an application to which fee 1 or 3.1 applies;\n£2 (for each copy provided, whether or not as a sealed or certified copy)\n(ii) in any other case;\n£16 (for each copy provided, whether or not as a sealed or certified copy)\n(b) copies of documents of individuals not named in the request, where the copies are made available in electronic form.\n£1.50 (for each copy made available, whether or not as a certified copy)\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n10 Determination of costs\nFor determining costs.\nThe same fees as are payable from time to time for determining costs under the Civil Proceedings Fees Order 2008, (the relevant fees are set out in fee 5 in Schedule 1 to that Order)\n11 Settling documents\nFor perusing and settling citations, advertisements, oaths, affidavits, or other documents, for each document settled.\n£5",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 1 substituted (4.4.2011) by The Non-Contentious Probate Fees (Amendment) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/588), art. 1, Sch."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Sum in Sch. 1 substituted (13.7.2026) by The Court and Tribunal Fees (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2026 (S.I. 2026/642), arts. 1(2), 3(2)(a) (as amended by S.I. 2026/665, arts. 1(2), 2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 1 Table omitted (26.1.2022) by virtue of The Non-Contentious Probate Fees (Amendment) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/1451), arts. 1(2), 2(3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Sum in Sch. 1 substituted (13.7.2026) by The Court and Tribunal Fees (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2026 (S.I. 2026/642), arts. 1(2), 3(2)(b) (as amended by S.I. 2026/665, arts. 1(2), 2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 1 Table omitted (8.4.2025) by virtue of The Court and Tribunal Fees (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/351), arts. 1(1), 2(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Sum in Sch. 1 substituted (13.7.2026) by The Court and Tribunal Fees (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2026 (S.I. 2026/642), arts. 1(2), 3(2)(c) (as amended by S.I. 2026/665, arts. 1(2), 2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F7",
      "text": "Sum in Sch. 1 substituted (13.7.2026) by The Court and Tribunal Fees (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2026 (S.I. 2026/642), arts. 1(2), 3(2)(d) (as amended by S.I. 2026/665, arts. 1(2), 2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F8",
      "text": "Sum in Sch. 1 substituted (13.7.2026) by The Court and Tribunal Fees (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2026 (S.I. 2026/642), arts. 1(2), 3(2)(e) (as amended by S.I. 2026/665, arts. 1(2), 2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F9",
      "text": "Sum in Sch. 1 substituted (13.7.2026) by The Court and Tribunal Fees (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2026 (S.I. 2026/642), arts. 1(2), 3(2)(f) (as amended by S.I. 2026/665, arts. 1(2), 2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F10",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 1 substituted (17.11.2025) by The Court and Public Guardian Fees (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/1126), arts. 2(1), 3(3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F11",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 1 substituted (13.7.2026) by The Court and Tribunal Fees (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2026 (S.I. 2026/642), arts. 1(2), 3(2)(g) (as amended by S.I. 2026/665, arts. 1(2), 2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F12",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 1 Table omitted (3.8.2020) by virtue of The Court Fees (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/720), arts. 1, 2(4)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F13",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 1 Table omitted (8.4.2025) by virtue of The Court and Tribunal Fees (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/351), arts. 1(1), 2(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F14",
      "text": "Sum in Sch. 1 Table substituted (8.4.2025) by The Court and Tribunal Fees (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/351), art. 1(1), Sch. 1"
    }
  ],
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    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T05:14:58.212228+00:00"
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}