Statutory Instruments

1991 No. 952

REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS, DEATHS, MARRIAGES, ETC

ENGLAND AND WALES

The Adopted Persons (Contact Register) (Fees) Rules 1991

Made

8th April 1991

Laid before Parliament

10th April 1991

Coming into force

1st May 1991

The Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of the powersconferred on him by section 51A(3) and (5) of the Adoption Act 1976(1) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf,hereby makes the following Rules:—

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) These Rules may be cited as the Adopted Persons (Contact Register)(Fees) Rules 1991 and shall come into force on 1st May 1991.

(2) In these Rules—

“the Act” means the Adoption Act 1976;

“the register” means the Adoption Contact Register maintained by the RegistrarGeneral under section 51A(1) of the Act.

Fees payable for entries in the register

2.—(1) The fee payable for the entry of the name and address of an adoptedperson in the register under section 51A(3) of the Act is£9.50.

(2) The fee payable for the entry of the name and address of a relativeof an adopted person in the register under section 51A(5) of the Act is£27.50.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health.

Virginia Bottomley

Minister of State,

Department of Health

8th April 1991

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Rules)

These Rules prescribe the fees payable for the entry of the name andaddress of an adopted person and for the entry of the name and addressof a relative of an adopted person in the Adoption Contact Register. Theregister is to be maintained by the Registrar General under section 51Aof the Adoption Act 1976 (c. 36), inserted in that Act by an amendmentmade by paragraph 21 of Schedule 10 to the Children Act 1989 (c. 41).

(1)

1976 c. 36. Section 51A was inserted by section 88(1)and paragraph 21 of Schedule 10 to the Children Act 1989 (c. 41). Seesections 51A(13)(c) and 72(1) for definitions of