The Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Fees) Order 1996

Statutory Instruments

1996 No. 3152

REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS, DEATHS, MARRIAGES, ETC.

ENGLAND AND WALES

The Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Fees) Order 1996

Made

16th December 1996

Laid before Parliament

17th December 1996

Coming into force

1st April 1997

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, 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 1968(1) and now vested in him(2) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order—

(1)

1968 c. 14; paragraph 1 of Schedule 3 was amended by section 116(1) and paragraph 21 of Schedule 9 to the Friendly Societies Act 1974 (c. 46), and by section 4 and paragraph 5 of Schedule 2 to the Social Security (Consequential Provisions) Act 1992 (c. 6). By virtue of section 2(2) of the Marriage Act 1983 (c. 32) the reference to the Marriage Act 1949 (c. 76) in the said Schedule 3 includes a reference to that Act as amended by the 1983 Act.

(2)

References to “the Chancellor of the Exchequer” were substituted in the second column of paragraphs 1 and 2 of Schedule 3 by article 5(1) of and paragraph 16 of Schedule 2 to the Transfer of Functions (Registration and Statistics) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/273).