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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/public-record-office-fees-regulations-1990/schedule",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1990/1497",
  "legislation_title": "The Public Record Office (Fees) Regulations 1990",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/public-record-office-fees-regulations-1990",
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  "kind": "schedule",
  "number": null,
  "heading": null,
  "text": "Item\nFee\n£\nAuthentication of copies of records\n1 For the authentication of a copy of a record or of an extract from a record, in addition to the charge for the copy, for each sheet\n4·00\nAttendance at a court\n2 For attendance by an officer of the Public Record Office at any court, in addition to the actual travelling expenses properly incurred, for each day or part of a day\n148·00\nResearch\n3 For any piece of research among the records in the Public Record Office undertaken in consequence of a postal inquiry\n10·00\nSupervision of camera crews\n4 For the supervision by an officer of the Public Record Office of camera crews filming, for each hour or part of an hour\n22·00\nPreparation of records for exhibition\n5.1 For the preparation of records for display at exhibitions outside the Public Record Office—\n(i) For documents up to 851 mm by 603 mm\n21·00\n(ii) For documents between 851 mm by 603 mm and 1142 mm by 837 mm\n33·00\n(iii) For documents between 1142 mm by 837 mm and 1676 mm by 1142 mm\n47·00\n(iv) For documents larger than 1676 mm by 1142 mm, for each additional 300 mm or part of 300 mm on either dimension\n1·15\n5.2 For the making of perspex or other special mounts, in addition to the actual costs of materials properly incurred, for each hour of staff time\n18·00\n5.3 For the repair of documents to a standard appropriate for exhibition, in addition to the costs of preparing them for display, for each hour of staff time\n18·00\nSeals\n6.1 For the making of casts of seals from an existing rubber mould, for each side of the seal—\n(i) Seals up to 50 mm in diameter\nResin\n27·50\nWax\n38·50\n(ii) Seals between 50 mm and 100 mm in diameter\nResin\n28·00\nWax\n40·50\n(iii) Seals over 100 mm in diameter\nResin\n28·50\nWax\n43·50\n6.2 For the making of casts of seals for which no rubber mould exists, for each side of the seal—\n(i) Seals up to 50 mm in diameter\nResin\n74·50\nWax\n85·00\n(ii) Seals between 50 mm and 100 mm in diameter\nResin\n78·50\nWax\n90·50\n(iii) Seals over 100 mm in diameter\nResin\n81·00\nWax\n96·30\nMicrofilms of records\n7.1 For microfilm of records\nPer exposure\n0·24\nMinimum charge\n24·00\n7.2 For microfilm of records to be supplied for commercial purposes\nPer exposure\n0·34\nMinimum charge\n34·00\n7.3 For silver duplicate microfilm from existing negatives —\n(i) For each reel of 100 feet of consecutive frames\n40·00\n(ii) For each run of consecutive frames\nPer foot\n0·50\nMinimum charge\n20·00\n(iii) Where supplied for commercial purposes, for each reel of 100 feet of consecutive frames\n140·00\n(iv) Where supplied for commercial purposes, for each run of consecutive frames\nPer foot\n1·70\nMinimum charge\n68·00\n7.4 For diazo duplicate microfilm from existing negatives —\n(i) For each reel of 100 feet of consecutive frames\n24·00\n(ii) For each run of consecutive frames\nPer foot\n0·30\nMinimum charge\n12·00\nElectrostatic copies of records\n8.1 For direct copies from original documents\nA3 sheet per print\n0·26\nA2 sheet per print\n0·44\n8.2 For prints from microfilm (for less than 40 prints per document)\n(i) From existing microfilm\nPer print\n0·70\n(ii) From new microfilm\nPer print\n2·00\n8.3 For prints from microfilm (for 40 prints or more per document)\n(i) From existing microfilm\nPer print\n0·50\n(ii) From new microfilm\nPer print\n1·40\n8.4 For prints from existing microfilm (self-service)\nPer print\n0·26\nBromide prints from microfilm\n9 For bromide prints from microfilm\n(i) 12 inches by 16 inches\nPer print\n6·80\n(ii) 16 inches by 20 inches\nPer print\n7·50\n(iii) 20 inches by 24 inches\nPer print\n9·25\n(iv) Additional charge for up to 20 inches by 24 inches reproduced to actual size\nPer print\n2·55\nPhotographs of records\n10.1 For monochrome prints and transparencies\n(i) For prints\n8\" × 10\"\n8·22\n12\" × 15\"\n8·63\n16\" × 20\"\n9·60\n20\" × 24\"\n10·87\n24\" × 30\"\n12·10\n30\" × 40\"\n12·64\n35\" × 50\"\n18·40\n40\" × 60\"\n25·30\n(ii) For sepia-toned prints, as prescribed in 9.1(I) plus 50%\n(iii) For ultra-violet or infra-red enhanced prints, as prescribed in 9.1(I) plus per print\n3·97\n(iv) For prints mounted on board, as prescribed in 9.1(i) plus per square foot\n0·96\n(v) For transparencies for overhead projectors\n8\" × 10\"\n9·87\n10.2 For colour prints and transparencies\n(i) For prints 5\" × 7\"\n19·63\n6\" × 8\"\n22·20\n8\" × 10\"\n28·30\n(ii) For transparencies\n35 mm (mounted)\n6·53\n5\" × 7\"\n25·79\n8\" × 10\"\n37·11\nMiscellaneous reprographic and photographic charges\n11.1 Work requiring special attention or any reprographic or photographic service not mentioned in this schedule and which the Public Record Office is able to undertake\nPer hour of staff time\n15·00\n11.2 Work requiring special attention or any reprographic or photographic service not mentioned in this schedule, which the Public Record Office is able to undertake and supply for commercial purposes\nPer hour of staff time\n24·00\n11.3 Handling charge\nPer document or film\n2·00\n11.4 Packing\nPer package in addition to any postal charges properly incurred\n0·28\n11.5 Hand colouring of maps\nPer hour of staff time\n15·00\nMinimum charge\n7·50£",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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