The Civil Proceedings, First-tier Tribunal, Upper Tribunal and Employment Tribunals Fees (Amendment) Order 2016

Amendments to the Magistrates’ Courts Fees Order 2008

This section has no associated Explanatory Memorandum

2.—(1) The table in Schedule 1 (fees to be taken) to the Magistrates’ Courts Fees Order 2008(1) is amended as follows.

(2) In column 2 (amount of fee), for the entry corresponding to fee 8.1 (commencing proceedings where no other fee is specified and where leave or permission is not required), for “£205” substitute “£226”.

(3) For the text entries in both columns, from “8.2 On commencing proceedings where leave or permission is required” to the end of the entry for fee 8.3, excluding the text entry headed “Note: Fee 8.3”, substitute—

8.2 On commencing proceedings where leave or permission is required—
(a) on an application for leave or permission to commence proceedings where no other fee is specified; and£116
(b) on commencing proceedings where leave or permission has been granted following payment of fee 8.2(a).£116
8.3 For a hearing at which the proceedings are contested.£567
(1)

S.I. 2008/1052 (L. 4); amended by S.I. 2014/875 (L. 18); there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.