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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/public-record-office-fees-regulations-1997/schedule",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1997/400",
  "legislation_title": "The Public Record Office (Fees) Regulations 1997",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/public-record-office-fees-regulations-1997",
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  "text": "Column A\nColumn B\nItem\nNew Fee £\nOld Fee £\nOfficer’s Time\n1 For an officer of the Public Record Office to provide a service away from the office e.g. attending court and delivering documents, in addition to the actual travelling expenses properly incurred, for each day or part of a day.\n369.00\n358.00\nResearch\n2 For any piece of research, for each 15 minutes for each enquiry.\n8.00\n8.00\nReader Tickets\n3 For the replacement of a lost ticket.\n2.00\n2.00\nMicrofilming of records\n4.1 For 35 mm microfilm of records, where there is no existing copy—\nPer hour\n50.00\n50.00\nMinimum charge\n150.00\n150.00\n4.2 For 35 mm silver duplicate microfilm from existing film—\nPer metre (silver)\n1.75\n1.75\nPer metre (diazo)\n1.00\n1.00\nMinimum charge\n50.00\n50.00\nMicrofiche copies of records\n5.1 For Diazo microfiche of records, where there is no existing negative microfiche—\nPer hour\n50.00\nMinimum charge\n50.00\n30.00\n5.2 For duplicate Diazo microfiche supplied from existing masters—\nPer fiche\n2.60\n2.60\nElectrostatic copies of records\n6.1 For direct copies of original documents—\n(i) Monochrome A4 sheet Per print\n0.35\n(ii) Monochrome A3 sheet Per print\n0.40\n0.36\n(iii) Monochrome A2 sheet Per print\n0.62\n0.60\n(iv) Colour A4 sheet Per print\n2.10\n2.10\n(v) Colour A3 sheet Per print\n4.20\n4.20\n(vi) Colour A2 sheet Per print\n19.80\n19.80\n(vii) Colour A1 sheet Per print\n38.50\n38.50\n(viii) Additional charge where copying is difficult due to the nature of the document Per hour\n19.00\n19.00\n6.2 For prints from existing microfilm—\nPer print\n0.30\n0.47\n6.3 For prints from microfilm where no negative exists—\n(i) Filmed at a rate of 18 frames per hour or more\nPer print\n2.60\n2.60\nMinimum Charge\n5.20\n5.20\n(ii) Filmed at a rate of less than 18 frames per hour\nPer hour\n47.00\n47.00\n6.4 For prints from existing microfilm (self-service)—\nPer print\n0.25\n0.26\nBromide prints from microfilm\n7 For bromide prints from microfilm—\n(i) 20.3 cm by 25.4 cm Per print\n7.50\n7.28\n(ii) 30.5 cm by 40.6 cm Per print\n9.70\n9.40\n(iii) 40.6 cm by 50.8 cm Per print\n10.70\n10.40\n(iv) 50.8 cm by 61.0 cm Per print\n12.90\n12.50\n(v) Additional charge for up to 50.8 cm by 61 cm reproduced to actual size Per print\n3.10\n3.00\n(vi) Additional charge where printing is difficult due to the nature of the document Per hour\n19.00\n19.00\nPhotographs of records\n8.1 For monochrome prints—\n20.3cm * 25.4cm\n8.90\n8.90\n30.5cm * 40.6cm\n9.40\n9.40\n40.6cm * 50.8cm\n10.00\n10.00\nWhere no negative exists, for a photographic service\nper negative\n21.00\n21.00\n8.2 For colour prints—\n12.7cm * 17.8cm\n20.40\n20.40\n15.2cm * 20.3cm\n23.10\n23.10\n20.3cm * 25.4cm\n29.40\n29.40\nWhere no negative exists, for a photographic service,\nper negative\n21.00\n21.00\n8.3 For 35mm colour slides— per slide\n11.00\nMiscellaneous reprographic charges\n9.1 Reprographic work 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\n19.00\n18.70\n9.2 Handling charge—\nPer document or film\n3.20\n3.10\n9.3 Packing—in addition to any postal charges properly incurred—\n(i) A3 Envelope\n1.00\n1.00\n(ii) Tube\n2.10\n2.10\n(iii) Parcel/Box paper or fiche\n1.50\n1.50\n(iv) Parcel/Box Microfilm\n3.60\n3.60\n9.4 For an estimate of a copying charge requested by post, refundable on the placement of an order to the value of £10.00 or over.\n10.00\nAuthentication of copies of records\n10 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\n12.50\n12.50\nPreparation of records for exhibition\n11.1 For the preparation of records for display at exhibitions outside the Public Record Office—\n(i) For documents up to 851mm by 603mm\n32.70\n31.70\n(ii) For documents between 851mm by 603mm and 1,142mm by 837mm\n51.00\n49.40\n(iii) For documents between 1,142mm by 837mm and 1,676mm by 1,142mm\n73.00\n71.00\n(iv) For documents larger than 1,676mm by 1,142mm, for each additional 300mm or part of 300mm on either dimension\n1.60\n1.50\n(v) In addition to the fees (i) to (iv) above, where the notice given of the requirement is three months or less\n54.00\n52.00\n11.2 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\n25.00\n24.00\n11.3 For 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.\n25.00\n24.00\nSeals\n12.1 For the making of casts of seals from an existing rubber mould, for each side of the seal—\n(i) Seals up to 50mm in diameter\nResin\n31.00\n31.00\nWax\n43.00\n43.00\n(ii) Seals between 50mm and 100mm in diameter\nResin\n31.00\n31.00\nWax\n45.00\n45.00\n(iii) Seals over 100mm in diameter\nResin\n32.00\n32.00\nWax\n48.00\n48.00\n12.2 For the making of casts of seals where no existing rubber mould exists, for each side of the seal—\n(i) Seals up to 50mm in diameter\nResin\n82.00\n82.00\nWax\n94.00\n94.00\n(ii) Seals between 50mm and 100mm in diameter\nResin\n87.00\n87.00\nWax\n100.00\n100.00\n(iii) Seals over 100mm in diameter\nResin\n90.00\n90.00\nWax\n106.00\n106.00",
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
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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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