54 Powers of the Secretary of State to vary monetary limits and to prescribe or vary fees.E+W+S
(1)Section 18 of the 1976 Act (powers of the Secretary of State as to monetary limits, fees etc.) shall be amended as follows.
(2)For subsection (1)(a) there shall be substituted—
“(a)vary the sum specified in section 5(3B) or (3C) above;”.
(3)For subsection (1)(b) there shall be substituted—
“(b)vary any sum or percentage specified in section 11 above or prescribe the percentage referred to in subsection (16) of that section;”.
(4)In subsection (1)(e) for “under paragraph 7 of Schedule 2 below” there shall be substituted “ , or provide that no fees are to be payable, under paragraph 2, 6 or 10 of Schedule 1A below or paragraph 6A or 7 of Schedule 2 below ”.
(5)In subsection (1) the word “and” at the end of paragraph (e) shall be omitted and after that paragraph there shall be inserted—
“(ee)vary the sum specified in paragraph 13(1) of Schedule 1A below or paragraph 6D(1) of Schedule 2 below;
(eee)vary the fee payable under paragraph 1 of Schedule 2A below; and”.
(6)In subsection (2) for “subsection (1)(e) above” there shall be substituted “ subsection (1) above may make different provision for different cases or circumstances and an order made by virtue of paragraph (e) of that subsection ”.