1987 No. 50
The Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Fees) Order 1987
Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force
The Secretary of State for Social Services in exercise of the powers conferred by section 5(1) and (2) of, and paragraphs 1 and 2 of Schedule 3 to, the Public Expenditure and Receipts Act 19681 and now vested in him2 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following order:
Citation and commencement1
This Order may be cited as the Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Fees) Order 1987 and shall come into force on 1st April 1987.
Fees payable2
The fees payable under each of the enactments specified in column 2 of the Schedule to this Order in respect of the matters specified in column 3 shall be the fees specified in relation thereto in column 4 and each of those enactments shall have effect accordingly.
Revocation of Order3
The provisions of this Order shall have effect in place of the provisions of the Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Fees) Order 19853 (under which the fees payable were as respectively set out in column 5 of the Schedule to this Order) and that Order is accordingly revoked.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Social Services.
SCHEDULEFEES PAYABLE
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Enactment specifying fees | Matter for which fee is payable | New fee | Old fee | |
Places of Worship Registration Act 1855 | ||||
Section 5 | Certification of place of meeting for religious worship | £12.00 | £12.00 | |
Savings Banks Act 1887 | ||||
Section 104 | Certificate of birth, death or marriage, for purposes of certain Acts | £1.50 | £1.50 | |
Young Persons (Employment) Act 1938 | ||||
Section 5 | Copy of entry in birth register for purposes of that Act | £1.50 | £1.50 | |
Education Act 1944 | ||||
Section 94(1) | Copy of entry in birth register for purposes of certain Acts | £1.50 | £1.50 | |
Marriage Act 1949 | ||||
Section 27(6) | Entry in marriage notice book | £10.00 | £8.00 | |
Section 27(7)5 | Attendance of superintendent registrar other than at his office for purpose of being given notice of marriage of house-bound or detained person | £24.00 | £22.00 | |
Section 32(5)6 | Licence for marriage | £28.00 | £26.00 | |
Section 41(6) | Registration of building for solemnization of marriages | £70.00 | £65.00 | |
Section 51(1)7 | Fee of registrar for attending marriage— | |||
| £11.00 | £10.00 | ||
| £20.00 | £18.00 | ||
Section 51(2)8 | Fee of a superintendent registrar attending marriage at the place where a house-bound or detained person usually resides | £24.00 | £22.00 | |
Section 57(4)9 | Sum paid to incumbent, etc. for every entry contained in quarterly certified copies of entries of marriage | £1.20 | £1.20 | |
Section 63(1)(b) | Certified copy of entry issued under that subsection— | |||
| £2.00 | £2.00 | ||
| £5.00 | £5.00 | ||
Section 64(2)(a) | General search of indexes of register books kept by superintendentregistrars | £12.00 | £12.00 | |
Section 64(2)(c) | Certified copy of entry issued under that subsection | £5.00 | £5.00 | |
Section 65(2)(c) | Certified copy of entry, following a search of indexes kept at General Register Office | £5.00 | £5.00 | |
Shops Act 1950 | ||||
Section 35(1) | Copy of entry in birth register for purposes of that Act | £1.50 | £1.50 | |
Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953 | ||||
Section 13(2) | Issue of certificate of baptism | £1.00 | £1.00 | |
Section 30(2)(c) | Certified copy of entry following search of indexes kept at General Register Office | £5.00 | £5.00 | |
Section 31(2)(a) | General search of indexes kept by superintendent registrars | £12.00 | £12.00 | |
Section 31(2)(c) | Certified copy of entry isued under that subsection | £5.00 | £5.00 | |
Section 32(c) | Certified copy of entry in registers kept by registrars | £2.00 | £2.00 | |
Section 33(1) |
| NIL | NIL | |
| £1.50 | £1.50 | ||
| £2.50 | £2.50 | ||
Factories Act 1961 | ||||
Section 178(1) | Extract of entry in birth register for purposes of that Act | £1.50 | £1.50 | |
Friendly Societies Act 1974 | ||||
Section 106(2) and Schedule 5, paragraph 8 | Certificate of birth or death for purposes of certain Acts | £1.50 | £1.50 | |
Social Security Act 1975 | ||||
Section 160(2)10 | Certificate of birth, death or marriage for purposes of certain Acts | £1.50 | £1.50 |
(This note is not part of the Order)