Immigration Act 2016

Registration Service Act 1953 (c. 37)

3 After section 19A of the Registration Service Act 1953 insert—

“19B Fees in respect of provision of copies of records etc

(1) The Minister may by regulations provide for fees to be payable to the Registrar General in respect of the provision by the Registrar General to any persons of copies or other records of any information held by the Registrar General.

(2) The regulations may—

(a) specify the amount of any fee payable under the regulations, or

(b) set out how such a fee is to be determined.

(3) The regulations may provide for the reduction, waiver or refund of part or all of a fee whether by conferring a discretion or otherwise.

(4) Regulations under this section must be made by statutory instrument.

(5) Regulations under this section may—

(a) make different provision for different cases;

(b) provide for exemptions from any of the provisions of the regulations;

(c) contain such consequential, incidental, supplemental and transitional provision as the Minister considers appropriate.

(6) A statutory instrument containing regulations under this section is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.”