The Ecclesiastical Judges, Legal Officers and Others (Fees) Order 2021

Disciplinary proceedings under the Clergy Discipline Measure 2003

11.—(1) This article applies in relation to proceedings instituted under section 10 of the Clergy Discipline Measure 2003(1).

(2) In the case of each matter specified in the first column of Table 7, the fee specified in the second or third column is payable to the judge or the registrar (as the case may be).

Table 7

		Judge	Registrar
		£	£
1.	The giving of directions or the making of an interlocutory order—
	(a) at a hearing;	274	216
	(b) without a hearing.	136	108
2.	The holding of a hearing (other than a hearing solely for giving directions or making an interlocutory order)—
	(a) for each period of half a day or less;	340	271
	(b) for each period of more than half a day and up to a whole day.	681	541
3.	Inspection of a location, building or anything else (except where the inspection takes place on the same occasion as a hearing) (per hour).	136	108
4.	Preparation of written judgment or form of order (per hour).	136	-
5.	Application for assessment of costs by the registrar.	-	108
6.	Preparatory or ancillary work, including sending correspondence (per hour).	-	271

(3) A fee under this article is, by virtue of section 35 of the Clergy Discipline Measure 2003, payable by the Archbishops’ Council under section 62 of the Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction Measure 1963.

(4) In the case of a matter which comes within item 3, 4 or 6, the judge or the registrar (as the case may be) must certify the number of hours spent.

(5) In this article, “judge” means the person presiding over the tribunal or court concerned.

(1)

2003 No. 3.