2003 No. 467

REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS, DEATHS AND MARRIAGES

Births, Deaths and Marriages (Fees) Order (Northern Ireland) 2003

Made

Laid before Parliament under paragraph 7(3) of Schedule to Northern Ireland Act 2000

Coming into operation

The Department of Finance and Personnel, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by Article 47(1) and (2) of the Births and Deaths Registration (Northern Ireland) Order 19761, Articles 3(3)(b), 19(1)(a), 35(3), 36(1)(b) and (3) and 37 of the Marriage (Northern Ireland) Order 20032 and Article 15 of the Financial Provisions (Northern Ireland) Order 19763 and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:

Citation and commencement1

This Order may be cited as the Births, Deaths and Marriages (Fees) Order (Northern Ireland) 2003 and shall come into operation on 1st January 2004.

Fees payable2

The fee payable under a statutory provision specified in column 1 of the Schedule in respect of the matter specified in relation to it in column 2 shall be the fee specified in relation to it in column 3.

Revocation3

The Births, Deaths and Marriages (Fees) (No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 20024 is hereby revoked.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance and Personnel on 3rd November 2003.

T. N. CavenSenior Officer of theDepartment of Finance and Personnel

SCHEDULEFEES PAYABLE

Article 2

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Column 4

Statutory Provision

Service

New Fee

Old Fee

£ p

£ p

Births and Deaths Registration (Northern Ireland) Order 1976 (N.I. 14) Article 34(3) and (4)

General search of indexes (to include 4 verifications)

9·00 (2·00 for each further verification)

8·00 (1·50 for each further verification)

Particular search

5·00

4·00

Certified copy of any entry in a register

5·00

5·00

Article 37(5)

Entering, under Article 37(2), baptismal or other name (given after registration of birth)

13·00

12·50

Recording under Article 37(3) or (4), change of name or surname

27·50 (13·50 for second or subsequent members of the family)

26·00 (13·00 for second or subsequent members of the family)

Article 38

Search in a register in a registrar’s office

5·00

4·00

Certified copy of entry in a register

5·00

5·00

Article 40

Short Birth Certificate:

First copy issued at time of registration of the birth

Nil

Nil

Particular search

5·00

4·00

Any copy issued thereafter

5·00

5·00

Article 42(1)

For the purposes of the Enactments specified in Schedule 1 to that Order but not the Industrial Assurance (Northern Ireland) Order 1979 (N.I. 13) or Friendly Societies Act 1974 (c. 46)

Certified copy of an entry

5·00

4·00

For the purposes of the Industrial Assurance (Northern Ireland) Order 1979 and the Friendly Societies Act 1974

Certified copy of an entry

5·00

4·00

Article 42(3)

Furnishing information for the purposes of any enactment specified in Schedule 1 to that Order

5·00

4·00

Marriage (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 (N.I. 3)

Article 3(3)(b)

Marriage notice

15·00

11·00

Article 19(1)(a)

Solemnisation of a civil marriage

20·00

16·00

Article 35(3)(a)

Search of indexes

5·00

4·00

Article 35(3)(b)

Document relating to an entry in a marriage registration record

5·00

5·00

Article 36

Document relating to the registration of marriages for the purposes of any prescribed statutory provision

5·00

4·00

Article 37

General search of indexes (to include 4 verifications)

9·00 (2·00 for each further verification)

8·00 (1·50 for each further verification)

Article 37

Attendance by the registrar at his Office on Monday-Friday after 5pm and Saturdays 9am-5pm for the purpose of solemnising a civil marriage

73·00

Article 37

Attendance by the registrar at his Office on Sundays, Bank Holidays and Saturdays after 5pm for the purpose of solemnising a civil marriage.

106·00

(This note is not part of the Order.)

This Order provides for the increase of various fees payable under the Births and Deaths Registration (Northern Ireland) Order 1976 relating to the registration of births and deaths. It also provides for the various fees payable under the Marriage (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 relating to giving notice for intended marriage, the solemnisation of civil marriage and the registration of marriage.

This Order supersedes the Births, Deaths and Marriages (Fees) (No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 2002.