A fee of £15 shall be payable to the Registrar General in respect of the issue of his licence and he shall have power to remit the fee in whole or in part in any case where it appears to him that the payment of the fee would cause hardship to the parties to the intended marriage.

The Registrar General shall pay to the superintendent registrar a fee of £3 for the entry of the notice of marriage and a fee of £2 to a superintendent registrar and £2 to a registrar for attending a marriage by Registrar General’s licence and these fees shall be retained by those officers.