The Registration of Births, Deaths, Marriages and Divorces (Fees) (Scotland) Regulations 1997

Priority handling fee

4.  Subject to regulation 6 where–

(a)a person applies for a service which is described in the entry numbered 1 or 3 in column 2 of Schedule 1 to these Regulations;

(b)the application is made

(i)in person before 1300 hours and the person requests that the extract be issued after 1600 hours on the same day; or

(ii)in person after 1300 hours and the person requests that the extract be issued after 1000 hours on the next working day following the application; or

(iii)by post and the person requests that the extract be issued by post on the next working day following receipt of the application; and

(c)the Registrar General considers that the request can reasonably be complied with,

then, in addition to the amount specified in column 4 of that Schedule as the fee payable for that service, a further fee of £10 per extract issued shall be payable, but, if the extract is not issued within the time requested, the further fee shall be refunded.