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Statutory Instruments
PUBLIC RECORDS
Made
12th March 1987
Coming into force
1st April 1987
The Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 2(5) of the Public Records Act 1958(1) and with the concurrence of the Treasury, hereby makes the following Regulations:—
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Public Record Office (Fees) Regulations 1987 and shall come into operation on 1st April 1987.
2.—(1) Subject to the following provision, the fees to be charged for the authentication of copies of or extracts from records under the charge of the Keeper of Public Records and for other services afforded by officers of the Public Record Office shall be those set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.
(2) The Keeper of Public Records may remit a fee where the service performed by him is likely to include any research in consequence of a postal inquiry or has been or is likely to be exceptionally simple.
3. The Public Record Office (Fees) Regulations 1986(2) are hereby revoked.
Hailsham of St Marylebone, C.
10th March 1987
We concur,
Mark Lennox-Boyd
Michael Neubert
Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury
12th March 1987
Item | Fee |
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£ | |
Authentication of copies of records | |
1. For the authentication of a copy of a record or of an extract from a record, in addition to the charge for the copy, for each sheet | 4.00 |
Attendance at a court | |
2. For attendance by an officer of the Public Record Office at any court, in addition to the actual travelling expenses properly incurred, for each day or part of a day | 120.00 |
Research | |
3. For any piece of research among the records in the Public Record Office undertaken in consequence of a postal inquiry | 10.00 |
Supervision of camera crews | |
4. For the supervision by an officer of the Public Record Office of camera crews filming in the Public Record Office, for each hour or part of an hour | 18.00 |
Preparation of records for exhibition | |
5.1 For the preparation of records for display at exhibitions outside the Public Record Office: | |
(i)For documents up to 20 inches by 30 inches | 15.00 |
(ii)For documents between 20 inches by 30 inches and 60 inches by 42 inches | 30.00 |
(iii)For documents larger than 60 inches by 42 inches, for each additional square foot or part of a square foot | 1.00 |
5.2 For the making of perspex or other special mounts, in addition to the actual costs of materials properly incurred, for each hour of staff time | 13.00 |
Microfilms of records | |
6.1 For microfilm of records which can be filmed by the Public Record Office at the rate of not less than 120 frames an hour | |
Per exposure | 0.21 |
Minimum charge | 21.00 |
6.2 For microfilm of records which cannot be filmed by the Public Record Office at the rate of 120 frames an hour | |
Per hour of staff time | 13.00 |
6.3 For microfilm of records which can be filmed by the Public Record Office at the rate of not less than 120 frames an hour, to be supplied for commercial purposes | |
Per exposure | 0.34 |
Minimum charge | 34.00 |
6.4 For microfilm of records which cannot be filmed by the Public Record Office at the rate of 120 frames an hour, to be supplied for commercial purposes | |
Per hour of staff time | 21.00 |
6.5 For duplicate microfilm from existing negatives: | |
(i)For each reel of 100 feet of consecutive frames | 34.80 |
(ii)For each run of consecutive frames | |
Per foot | 0.42 |
Minimum charge | 16.70 |
(iii)Where supplied for commercial purposes, for each reel of 100 feet of consecutive frames | 140.00 |
(iv)Where supplied for commercial purposes, for each run of consecutive frames | |
Per foot | 1.70 |
Minimum charge | 68.00 |
Electrostatic copies of records | |
7.1 For direct copies from original documents | |
Per print | 0.23 |
7.2 For prints from microfilm | |
(i)From existing microfilm Per print | 0.61 |
(ii)From new microfilm Per print | 1.80 |
7.3 For Copyflo prints from microfilm | |
(i)From existing microfilm Per print | 0.23 |
Minimum charge for each run of consecutive frames | 9.20 |
(ii)From new microfilm Per print | 0.46 |
Minimum charge for each run of consecutive frames | 18.40 |
Bromide prints from microfilm | |
8. For bromide prints from microfilm | |
(i)12 inches by 16 inches Per print | 6.80 |
(ii)16 inches by 20 inches Per print | 7.50 |
(iii)20 inches by 24 inches Per print | 9.25 |
(iv)Additional charge for up to 20 inches by 24 inches reproduced to actual size Per print | 2.55 |
Photographs of records | |
9.1 For monochrome prints and transparencies | |
(i)For prints 8" × 10" | 8.22 |
12" × 15" | 8.63 |
16" × 20" | 9.60 |
20" × 24" | 10.87 |
24" × 30" | 12.10 |
30" × 40" | 12.64 |
35" × 50" | 18.40 |
40" × 60" | 25.30 |
(ii)For sepia-toned prints, as prescribed in 9.1 (i) plus 50% | |
(iii)For ultra-violet or infra-red enhanced prints, as prescribed in 9.1 (i) plus per print | 3.97 |
(iv)For prints mounted on board, as prescribed in 9.1 (i) plus per square foot | 0.96 |
(v)For transparencies for overhead projectors | |
8" × 10" | 9.87 |
9.2 For colour prints and transparencies | |
(i)For prints 5" × 7" | 19.63 |
6" × 8" | 22.20 |
8" × 10" | 28.30 |
(ii)For transparencies 35mm (mounted) | 6.53 |
5" × 7" | 25.79 |
8" × 10" | 37.11 |
Miscellaneous reprographic and photographic charges | |
10.1 Work requiring special attention or any reprographic or photographic service not mentioned in this schedule and which the Public Record Office is able to undertake | |
Per hour of staff time | 13.00 |
10.2 Work requiring special attention or any reprographic or photographic service not mentioned in this schedule, which the Public Record Office is able to undertake and supply for commercial purposes | |
Per hour of staff time | 21.00 |
10.3 Handling Charge Per document or film | 2.00 |
10.4 Packing Per package in addition to any postal charges properly incurred | 0.28 |
10.5 Hand colouring of maps Per hour of staff time | 13.00 |
Minimum charge | 6.50 |
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
The Regulations replace the Public Record Office (Fees) Regulations 1986 and prescribe the full range of fees to be charged for authentication of copies of records and for other services provided by the Public Record Office.
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