The Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Fees) Order 1998
S.I. 1998/3171 · Made 15 December 1998
REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS, DEATHS, MARRIAGES, ETC.
ENGLAND AND WALES
Made 15th December 1998
Laid before Parliament 17th December 1998
Coming into force 1st April 1999
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, 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 himf2 and of all other powers enabling him 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 section 116(1) of, and paragraph 21 of Schedule 9 to, the Friendly Societies Act 1974 (c. 46), and by section 4 of, and paragraph 5 of Schedule 2 to, the Social Security (Consequential Provisions) Act 1992 (c. 6). 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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References to “the Chancellor of the Exchequer” were substituted in the second column of paragraphs 1 and 2 of Schedule 3 to the 1968 Act by article 5(1) of, and paragraph 16 of Schedule 2 to, the Transfer of Functions (Registration and Statistics) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/273).
Contents
- 1Citation and commencement
- 2Fees payable
- 3Revocation of The Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Fees) Order 1997
- Signature
- Schedule FEES PAYABLE FROM 1ST APRIL 1999
- Explanatory note
1Citation and commencement
This Order may be cited as the Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Fees) Order 1998 and shall come into force on 1st April 1999.
In this Order a reference to a numbered column is to the column in the Schedule to this Order bearing that number.
2Fees payable
In each enactment specified in column (2) in relation to which there is an entry in column (5), for the sum specified in column (5) there is substituted the sum specified in relation to it in column (4); and the fee payable in England and Wales under each of the enactments specified in column (2) in respect of a matter or case specified in column (3) is that specified in relation to that matter or case in column (4).
3Revocation of The Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Fees) Order 1997
The Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Fees) Order 1997f1 (under which the fees payable were as respectively set out in column (5) of the Schedule to this Order) is hereby revoked.
Signature
Signed by authority of the Chancellor of the Exchequer
Patricia Hewitt
Economic Secretary to the Treasury
15th December 1998
FEES PAYABLE FROM 1ST APRIL 1999
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enactment specifying fees | Matter or case for which fee is payable | Fee as from 1st April 1999 | Old fee (where different) | |
| 1855 c. 81 | Places of Worship Registration Act 1855 | |||
| Section 5 | Certification of place of meeting for religious worship | £28.00 | ||
| 1887 c. 40 | Savings Banks Act 1887 | |||
| Section 10f1 | Certificate of birth, death or marriage for purposes of certain Acts obtained
| £3.50 | ||
(ii) from any other person having the care of the register | £6.50 | £3.50 | ||
| 1949 c. 76 | Marriage Act 1949 | |||
| Section 27(6) | Entry in marriage notice book | £23.00 | £21.00 | |
| Section 27(7)f2 | Attendance of superintendent registrar other than at his office for purpose of being given notice of marriage of housebound or detained person | £40.00 | ||
| Section 32(5)f3 | Licence for marriage | £46.50 | ||
| Section 41(6)f4 | Registration of buildings for solemnization of marriages | £120.00 | ||
| Section 51(1)f5 | Fee of registrar for attending marriage—
| £32.00 | £30.00 | |
(ii) at registered building or at the place where a house-bound or detained person usually resides | £36.00 | |||
| Section 51(2)f6 | Fee of superintendent registrar attending marriage at the place where a house-bound or detained person usually resides | £40.00 | ||
| Section 57(4)f7 | Sum paid to incumbent, etc. for every entry contained in quarterly certified copies of entries of marriage | £2.00 | ||
| Section 63(1) | Certified copy of entry issued under that subsection—
| £3.50 | ||
(ii) in any other case | £6.50 | |||
| Section 64(2)(a) | General search of indexes of register books kept by superintendent registrars | £18.00 | ||
| Section 64(2)(c) | Certified copy of entry issued under that subsection | £6.50 | ||
| Section 65(2)(c) | Certified copy of entry, following a search of indexes kept at General Register Office | £6.50 | ||
| 1953 c. 20 | Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953 | |||
| Section 13(2) | Issue of certificate of baptism | £1.00 | ||
| Section 30(2)(c) | Certified copy of entry, following search of indexes kept at General Register Office | £6.50 | ||
| Section 31(2)(a) | General search of indexes kept by superintendent registrars | £18.00 | ||
| Section 31(2)(c) | Certified copy of entry issued under that subsection | £6.50 | ||
| Section 32(c) | Certified copy of entry in registers kept by registrars | £3.50 | ||
| Section 33(1) | (i) A short certificate of birth obtained at the time of registration, or if more than one such certificate is obtained, the first of these | NIL | ||
(ii) Any other short certificate of birth obtained from a registrar | £3.50 | |||
(iii) A short certificate of birth obtained from a superintendent registrar | £5.00 | |||
(iv) A short certificate of birth obtained from the Registrar General where that certificate is compiled from a certified copy of an entry in the register of live-birthsf8 | £6.50 | |||
(v) A short certificate of birth obtained from the Registrar General where that certificate is compiled from any other records and registers in the custody of the Registrar General | £5.00 | |||
| 1961 c. 34 | Factories Act 1961 | |||
| Section 178(1) | Extract of entry in birth register for purposes of that Act issued by
| £3.50 | ||
(ii) a superintendent registrar | £6.50 | £3.50 | ||
| 1992 c. 5 | Social Security Administration Act 1992 | |||
| Section 124(3)f9 | Certificate of birth, death or marriage for purposes of certain Acts issued by
| £3.50 | ||
(ii) a superintendent registrar | £6.50 | £3.50 | ||
| 1996 c. 56 | Education Act 1996 | |||
| Section 564(1) | Copy of entry in birth register for purposes of certain Acts issued by
| £3.50 | ||
(ii) a superintendent registrar | £6.50 | £3.50 |
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order specifies the fees payable under the Acts relating to the registration of births, deaths and marriages and associated matters, from 1 April 1999.
Where fees have increased, the fees payable both before and after that date are set out in the Schedule.