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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/public-record-office-fees-regulations-1995/schedule",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1995/991",
  "legislation_title": "The Public Record Office (Fees) Regulations 1995",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/public-record-office-fees-regulations-1995",
  "path": "schedule",
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  "number": null,
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  "text": "Column\nColumn\nA\nB\nItem\nNew Fee\nOld Fee\n£\n£\nOfficers' Time\n1.\nFor an officer of the Public Record Office to provide a service away from the office eg attending court and delivering documents, in addition to the actual travelling expenses properly incurred, for each day or part of a day.\n344.00\n170.21\nResearch\n2.1.\nFor any piece of Census research among the Census returns in the Public Record Office\n15.00\n10.00\n2.2.\nFor any piece of research, other than Census research, for each hour for each enquiry.\n30.00\nMicrofilming of records\n3.1.\nFor 35 mm silver duplicate microfilm of records, where there is no existing negative film\n(i) at a rate of 120 frames per hour\nPer exposure\n0.45\n0.44\nPer hour\n54.00\n52.80\n(ii) at a rate of less than 120 frames per hour\nMinimum charge\n39.00\n38.00\n3.2.\nFor 35 mm silver duplicate microfilm of records, where there is no existing negative film, supplied for commercial purposes—\n(i) at a rate of 120 frames per hour\nPer exposure\n0.61\n0.60\nPer hour\n73.00\n72.00\n(ii) at a rate of less than 120 frames per hour\nMinimum charge\n61.00\n60.00\n3.3.\nFor 35 mm silver duplicate microfilm from existing negative film—\n(i) For each reel of 30.5 m of consecutive frames\n46.36\n46.00\n(ii) For each run of consecutive frames\nPer metre\n1.90\n1.90\nMinimum charge\n22.00\n22.00\n(iii) Where supplied for commercial purposes, for each reel of 30.5 m of consecutive frames\n202.00\n200.00\n(iv) Where supplied for commercial purposes, for each run of consecutive frames\nPer metre\n6.65\n6.70\nMinimum charge\n77.00\n79.00\n3.4.\nFor 35 mm Diazo duplicate microfilm from existing negative film—\n(i) For each reel of 30.5 m of consecutive frames\n24.10\n27.60\n(ii) For each run of consecutive frames\nPer metre\n1.00\n1.15\nMinimum charge\n12.00\n14.00\nMicrofiche copies of records\n4.1.\nFor Diazo microfiche of records, where there is no existing negative microfiche—\nPer frame\n0.30\n0.25\nMinimum charge\n29.00\n24.50\n4.2.\nFor Diazo microfiche of records, where there is no existing negative microfiche, supplied for commercial purposes—\nPer frame\n0.38\n0.32\nMinimum charge\n37.00\n31.36\n4.3.\nFor duplicate Diazo microfiche supplied from existing masters—\nPer fiche\n2.50\n2.65\n4.4.\nFor duplicate Diazo microfiche supplied for commercial purposes, from existing masters—\nPer fiche\n8.75\n9.20\nElectrostatic copies of records\n5.1.\nFor direct copies of original documents—\n(i) Monochrome A3 sheet\nPer print\n0.31\n0.31\n(ii) Monochrome A2 sheet\nPer print\n0.52\n0.52\n(iii) Colour A4 sheet\nPer print\n2.00\n(iv) Colour A3 sheet\nPer print\n4.00\n(v) Colour A2 sheet\nPer print\n19.00\n(vi) Colour A1 sheet\nPer print\n38.00\n(vii) Additional charge where copying is difficult due to the nature of the document\nPer hour\n18.00\n5.2.\nFor prints from existing microfilm—\nPer print\n0.45\n0.47\n5.3.\nFor prints from microfilm where no negative exists—\n(i) Filmed at a rate of 18 frames per hour or more\nPer print\n2.50\n2.23\nMinimum charge\n5.00\n(ii) Filmed at a rate of less than 18 frames per hour\nPer hour\n45.00\n40.14\n5.4.\nFor prints from existing microfilm (self–service)—\nPer print\n0.25\n0.25\nBromide prints from microfilm\n6.\nFor bromide prints from microfilm—\n(i) 20.3cm by 25.4cm\nPer Print\n7.00\n6.00\n(ii) 30.5cm by 40.6cm\nPer Print\n9.00\n7.80\n(iii) 40.6cm by 50.8cm\nPer Print\n10.00\n8.58\n(iv) 50.8cm by 61.0cm\nPer Print\n12.00\n10.61\n(v) Additional charge for up to 50.8cm by 61cm reproduced to actual size\nPer Print\n2.91\n2.91\n(vi) Additional charge where printing is difficult due to the nature of the document\nPer hour\n18.00\nPhotographs of records\n7.1.\nFor monochrome prints—\n20.3cm * 25.4cm\n8.54\n8.54\n30.5cm * 40.6cm\n9.00\n9.00\n40.6cm * 50.8cm\n9.60\n9.60\n50.8cm * 61.0cm\n10.87\n10.87\n61.0cm * 76.2cm\n12.10\n12.10\n76.2cm * 102.0cm\n12.64\n12.64\n89.0cm * 127.0cm\n18.40\n18.40\n102.0cm * 152.4cm\n25.30\n25.30\nWhere no negative exists, for an external photographic service,\nper negative\n20.00\n7.2.\nFor colour prints—\n12.7cm * 17.8cm\n19.63\n19.63\n15.2cm * 20.3cm\n22.20\n22.20\n20.3cm * 25.4cm\n28.30\n28.30\nWhere no negative exists, for an external photographic service,\nper negative\n20.00\nMiscellaneous reprographic charges\n8.1.\nWork requiring special attention or any reprographic service not mentioned in this schedule and which the Public Record Office is able to undertake\nPer hour of staff time\n18.00\n18.00\n8.2.\nWork requiring special attention or any reprographic service not mentioned in this schedule and which the Public Record Office is able to undertake and supply for commercial purposes—\nPer hour of staff time\n29.00\n29.00\n8.3.\nHandling charge—\nPer document or film\n3.00\n2.35\n8.4.\nPacking — in addition to any postal charges properly incurred—\n(i) A3 Envelope\n1.00\n0.33\n(ii) Tube\n2.00\n(iii) Parcel/Box\npaper or fiche\n1.50\n(iv) Parcel/Box\nMicrofilm\n3.50\nTransparencies/Negatives\n9.1.\nFor the hire of colour transparencies — for each transparency\n(i) 35mm\n42.00\n(ii) ¼ plate and below\n47.00\n(iii) ½ plate and below\n53.00\n(iv) Whole plate\n65.00\n9.2.\nFor the hire of black and white negatives—\n(i) 35mm\n27.00\n(ii) ¼ plate and below\n32.00\n(iii) frac12; plate and below\n35.00\n(iv) Whole plate\n42.00\n9.3.\nWhere no negative exists, for an external photographic service,\nper negative\n20.00\n9.4.\nAdditional photographic charge for a 24 hour service\n(i) Colour\n30.00\n(ii) Black and white\n15.00\nAuthentication of copies of records\n10.\nFor 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\n12.00\n4.00\nSupervision of outside photographers\n11.\nFor the supervision of an outside photographer by an officer of the Public Record Office for each hour or part of an hour\n20.00\n16.00\nPreparation of records for exhibition\n12.1.\nFor the preparation of records for display at exhibitions outside the Public Record Office—\n(i) For documents up to 851 mm by 603 mm\n30.50\n23.10\n(ii) For documents between 851 mm by 603 mm and 1142 mm by 837 mm\n47.50\n36.30\n(iii) For documents between 1142 mm by 837 mm and 1676 mm by 1142 mm\n68.20\n51.70\n(iv) For documents larger than 1676 mm by 1142 mm, for each additional 300 mm or part of 300 mm on either dimension\n1.40\n1.30\n(v) In addition to the fees (i) to (iv) above, where the notice given of the requirement is three months or less\n50.00\n12.2.\nFor the making of perspex or other special mounts, in addition to the actual costs of materials properly incurred, for each hour of staff time\n23.00\n19.80\n12.3.\nFor the repair of documents to a standard appropriate for exhibition or reproduction, in addition to the costs of preparing them for display, for each hour of staff time.\n23.00\n19.80\nSeals\n13.1.\nFor 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\n30.25\n30.25\nWax\n42.35\n42.35\n(ii) Seals between 50 mm and 100 mm in diameter\nResin\n30.80\n30.80\nWax\n44.55\n44.55\n(iii) Seals over 100 mm in diameter\nResin\n31.35\n31.35\nWax\n47.85\n47.85\n13.2.\nFor the making of casts of seals where no existing rubber mould exists, for each side of the seal—\n(i) Seals up to 50 mm in diameter\nResin\n81.95\n81.95\nWax\n93.50\n93.50\n(ii) Seals between 50 mm and 100 mm in diameter\nResin\n86.35\n86.35\nWax\n99.55\n99.55\n(iii) Seals over 100 mm in diameter\nResin\n89.10\n89.10\nWax\n106.00\n106.00",
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