SCHEDULE
TABLE IFACULTY AND COURT FEES
Except where the contrary intention appears, this Table and Tables II and III apply to the following proceedings:
(1) Faculty petitions and other faculty proceedings (including appeals);
(2) Proceedings specified in sections 6(1)(a) or 10(1)(a) of the Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction Measure 1963(1) before the Consistory Court, the Arches Court of Canterbury or the Chancery Court of York, or the Court of Ecclesiastical Causes Reserved;
(3) Proceedings for an injunction or a restoration order under section 13(4) and (5) of the Care of Churches and Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction Measure 1991 (including appeals); and
(4) Proceedings under section 4 of the Care of Cathedrals (Supplementary Provisions) Measure 1994(2) (including appeals)
| Dean of the Arches, Vicar General or Chancellor | Registrar or other Officers by usage performing the duty | |
|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | |
1. Archdeacon’s Faculty. Fee payable on lodging petition (rule 3). | — | 39 |
2. Chancellor’s Faculty. Fees payable on lodging petition (rule 3). | 28 | 62 |
3. Additional fees where the Chancellor has ordered under rule 25 that the proceedings are to be determined upon consideration of written representations, such fees, and by whom they are to be paid, to be fixed by the Chancellor within the limits shown. | 98-154 | 63-92 |
4. On the registrar referring a petition in respect of which a fee has become payable under paragraph 1 of this Table to the Chancellor under rule 6(5), 7 or 9, the petitioner, if he wishes to proceed, shall pay a further fee of | 28 | 23 |
5. Fees on the Judge, Court or registrar giving other directions (otherwise than at a hearing in respect of which fees are payable under paragraph 6 of this Table), such fees, and by whom they are to be paid, to be fixed by the Judge within the limits shown— | ||
(a)on a pre-trial review of the case as a whole under rule 18— | ||
(i)directions given by Judge | 58-177 | 39-118 |
(ii)directions given by registrar | — | 58-177 |
(b)on the giving of other directions— | ||
(i)directions given by Judge or Court | 24-71 | 16-47 |
(ii)directions given by registrar | — | 24-71 |
6. Fees where the issue, whether opposed or unopposed, whether interlocutory or final, is to be heard in Court or in Chambers before the Chancellor’s Court, the Vicar-General’s Court, the Arches Court of Canterbury or Chancery Court of York, or the Court of Ecclesiastical Causes Reserved— | ||
(a)if the cases lasts half a day or less | 184 | 140 |
(b)if the case lasts a whole day or more than half | 309 | 232 |
| (fees on same scale for subsequent days) | ||
7. Fee on the Judge or other member of the Court preparing a written judgement or drafting the form of order or both, such fee to be at the hourly rate shown and in respect of the number of hours certified by the Judge or other member of the Court as spent in such work, and by whom the fee is to be paid to be determined by the Court. | 30 | — |
8. Preparatory and ancillary work and correspondence (if any) in relation to petition for faculty, appeal or other proceedings — not to exceed without the sanction of the Judge. | — | 28 |
9.—(a) No fees are payable under paragraphs 5, 6 and 7 to the members of the Court of Ecclesiastical Causes Reserved. | ||
(b)Where the Arches Court of Canterbury or the Chancery Court of York is constituted in accordance with section 47(1)(b) of the Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction Measure 1963(3)— | ||
(i)any fee payable under paragraph 5(b) to the Dean of the Arches shall be payable to each member of those Courts who joins in the giving of directions within that sub-paragraph; | ||
(ii)any fee calculated in accordance with paragraph 6 payable under that paragraph to the Dean of the Arches shall be payable to each member of those Courts; and | ||
(iii)a fee calculated in accordance with paragraph 7 shall be payable to each member of those Courts who prepares a separate written judgement or who is principally responsible for drafting the form of order or both. | ||
(c)All other fees of the Registry (otherwise than in respect of an unopposed faculty petition which is not the subject of a hearing before the Consistory Court) are to be paid on the same scale as allowed for Court fees, from time to time, in the Supreme Court of Judicature. | ||
(d)“Judge” means the Chancellor or Presiding Judge of the Appellate Court. | ||
(e)References to Rules are to the Faculty Jurisdiction Rules 1992(4). |
TABLE IIADITIONAL FEES PAYABLE IN CONNECTION WITH APPEALS
| Fee | |
|---|---|
| £ | |
NOTES: (a) References to rules are to the Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction (Faculty Appeals) Rules 1965(5) (b) The fees set out above are in addition to those set out in Table I. | |
1. Application under rule 3 to determine the Court to which appeal lies (except where the application is made immediately after giving of judgement). To be paid to the registrar by the applicant on lodging the application— | |
| 65 |
| 36 |
2. Appeal from decision of the Consistory Court or Vicar-General’s Court. To be paid to the registrars by the appellant on lodging the notice of appeal— | |
| 122 |
| 63 |
| |
3. Petition for Review under rule 9. To be paid to the registrar of the Court of Ecclesiastical Causes Reserved by the petitioner on lodging petition. | 122 |
4. Interlocutory application. To be paid to the registrar of the appellate court by the applicant on lodging the application. | 16 |
5. Appeal against the decision of the registrar of the appellate court on an interlocutory application. To be paid to the registrar of appellate court by the appellant on lodging notice of appeal. | 16 |
TABLE IIIFEES PAYABLE ON TAXATION OF COSTS
| Fee | |
|---|---|
| £ | |
1. To be paid to registrar by party applying for taxation on lodging application. | 14 |
2. To be paid to registrar by party applying on taxation of a bill of costs— | |
(a)where the amount allowed does not exceed £1,000 | 50 |
(b)where the amount allowed exceeds £1,000— | |
(i)for the first £1,000 | 50 |
(ii)for every £20 or fraction thereof over £1,000 | 0.50 |
TABLE IVFEES PAYABLE FOR PERMISSIONS UNDER THE OVERSEAS AND OTHER CLERGY (MINISTRY AND ORDINATION) MEASURE 1967(6) AND ANNUAL FEES PAYABLE TO THE VICARS GENERAL
| Fee | |
|---|---|
| £ | |
| NOTE: These fees are the liability of the Archbishop, subject to the provisions of section 8 of the Ecclesiastical Fees Measure 1986. | |
1. Fee payable to the Provincial Registrar for permission under the Overseas Clergy (Ministry and Ordination) Measure 1967 | 50 |
2. Annual fee for the Vicar-General of the Province of Canterbury | 1412 |
3. Annual fee for the Vicar-General of the Province of York | 1147 |
TABLE VFEES FOR DUTIES UNDER THE PATRONAGE (BENEFICES) RULES 1987(7)
Fees for work by the diocesan registrar in connection with—
(a)any search in the register of patrons (“the register”) maintained under Part I of the Patronage (Benefices) Measure 1986(8) (rule 10(1));
(b)the making of any extract from the register (rule 10(1));
(c)supplying a certified copy of an entry in the register (rule 10(2));
except so far as the work is within the scope of the annual fee payable to the diocesan registrar under the Legal Officers (Annual Fees) Order for the time being in force made under section 5 of the Ecclesiastical Fees Measure 1986.
Fees payable to the diocesan registrar to be calculated in accordance with the Solicitors' (Non-Contentious Business) Remuneration Order 1994(9) and to be payable by the person making the search or extract or requesting the certified copy.
NOTE: References to rules are to The Patronage (Benefices) Rules 1987.
TABLE VIFEES FOR ELECTIONS TO THE GENERAL SYNOD
| Fees for duties required to be performed as presiding officer at elections to the Lower Houses of the Convocations or to the House of Laity of the General Synod, payable to the diocesan registrar where he acts as presiding officer. | Such fees, or fees calculated on such basis, as may be agreed from time to time between the diocesan registrar and the diocesan board of finance. |
Section 47 was amended by the Care of Churches and Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction Measure 1991, Schedule 4 paragraph 8.