The Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Fees) Order 1993
S.I. 1993/3116 · Made 10 December 1993
REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS, DEATHS, MARRIAGES, ETC. ENGLAND AND WALES
Made 10th December 1993
Laid before Parliament 16th December 1993
Coming into force 1st April 1994
The Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 5(1) and (2) of, and paragraphs 1 and 2 of Schedule 3 to, the Public Expenditure and Receipts Act 1968f1 and now vested in herf2 and of all other powers enabling her in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:
Annotations to the whole text
Footnotes
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1968 c. 14; paragraph 1 of Schedule 3 was amended by paragraph 21 of Schedule 9 to the Friendly Societies Act 1974 (c. 46) and by paragraph 33 of Schedule 2 to the Social Security (Consequential Provisions) Act 1975 (c. 18).By virtue of section 2(2) of the Marriage Act 1983 (c. 32) the reference to the Marriage Act 1949 (c. 76) in the said Schedule 3 includes a reference to that Act as amended by the 1983 Act.
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Article 2 of the Secretary of State for Social Services Order (see S.I. 1968/1699) transferred all functions of the Minister of Health to the Secretary of State for Social Services and article 2(1) of the Transfer of Functions (Health and Social Security) Order 1988 (see S.I. 1988/1843) transferred certain of those functions, including those in relation to registration of births, deaths and marriages to the Secretary of State for Health.
Contents
- 1Citation and commencement
- 2Fees payable
- 3Revocation of Orders
- Signature
- Schedule FEES PAYABLE
- Explanatory note
1Citation and commencement
This Order may be cited as the Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Fees) Order 1993 and shall come into force on 1st April 1994.
2Fees payable
The fees payable in England and Wales under each of the enactments specified in column 2 of the Schedule to this Order in respect of the matters specified in column 3 shall be the fees specified in relation thereto in column 4 and each of those enactments shall have effect accordingly.
3Revocation of Orders
The provisions of this Order shall have effect in place of the provisions of the Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Fees) (No. 2) Order 1992f1 and the Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Amendment) (No.2) Order 1993f2 (under which the fees payable were as respectively set out in column 5 of the Schedule to this Order) and those Orders are accordingly revoked.
Signature
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health,
Tom Sackville
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health,
Department of Health
10th December 1993
FEES PAYABLE
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enactment specifying fees | Matter for which fee is payable | New fee | Old fee | |
| 1855 | Places of Worship Registration Act 1855 | |||
| c.81 | Section 5 | Certification of place of meeting for religious worship | £16.00 | £16.00 |
| 1887 | Savings Banks Act 1887 | |||
| c.40 | Section 10f1 | Certificate of birth, death or marriage for purposes of certain Acts | £ 2.00 | £ 2.00 |
| 1944 | Education Act 1944 | |||
| c.31 | Section 94(1) | Copy of entry in birth register for purposes of certain Acts | £ 2.00 | £ 2.00 |
| 1949 | Marriage Act 1949 | |||
| c.76 | Section 27(6) | Entry in marriage notice book | £18.00 | £17.00 |
| Section 27(7)f2 | Attendance of superintendent registrar other than at his office for purpose of being given notice of marriage of house-bound or detained person | £32.00 | £32.00 | |
| Section 32(5)f3 | Licence for marriage | £45.00 | £45.00 | |
| Section 41(6)f4 | Registration of buildingfor solemnization of marriages | £90.00 | £90.00 | |
| Section 51(1)f5 | Fee of registrar for attending marriage—
| £19.00 | £18.00 | |
| £31.00 | £30.00 | ||
| Section 51(2)f6 | Fee of a superintendent registrar attending marriage at the place where a house-bound or detained person usually resides | £32.00 | £32.00 | |
| Section 57(4)f7 | Sum paid to incumbent, etc. for every entry contained in quarterly certified copies of entries of marriage | £ 1.60 | £ 1.50 | |
| Section 63(1)(b) | Certified copy of entry issued under that subsection—
| £ 2.50 | £ 2.50 | |
| £ 5.50 | £ 5.50 | ||
| Section 64(2)(a) | General search of indexes of register books kept by superintendent registrars | £15.00 | £15.00 | |
| Section 64(2)(c) | Certified copy of entry issued under that subsection | £ 5.50 | £ 5.50 | |
| Section 65(2)(c) | Certified copy of entry, following a search of indexes kept at General Register Office | £ 5.50 | £ 5.50 | |
| 1953 | Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953 | |||
| c.20 | Section 13(2) | Issue of certificate of baptism | £ 1.00 | £ 1.00 |
| Section 30(2)(c) | Certified copy of entry, following search of indexes kept at General Register Office | £ 5.50 | £ 5.50 | |
| Section 31(2)(a) | General search of indexes kept by superintendent registrars | £15.00 | £15.00 | |
| Section 31(2)(c) | Certified copy of entry issued under that subsection | £ 5.50 | £ 5.50 | |
| Section 32(c) | Certified copy of entry in registers kept by registrars | £ 2.50 | £ 2.50 | |
| Section 33(1) |
| NIL | NIL | |
| £ 2.00 | £ 2.00 | ||
| £ 3.00 | £ 3.00 | ||
| £ 3.50 | £ 3.50 | ||
| 1961 | Factories Act 1961 | |||
| c.34 | Section 178(1) | Extract of entry in birth register for purposes of that Act | £ 2.00 | £ 2.00 |
| 1992 c. 5 | Social Security Administration Act 1992 Section 124(3) | Certificate of birth, death or marriage for purposes of certain Acts | £ 2.00 | £ 2.00 |
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order specifies the fees payable for the year beginning 1st April 1994 under the Acts relating to the registration of births, deaths and marriages and associated matters.
The fees increased are those payable under sections 27(6), 51(1) and 57(4) of the Marriage Act 1949.
Otherwise the fees payable from 1st April 1994 are the same as those payable from 1st April 1993.
This Order imposes no costs on business.