The Births, Deaths, Marriages and Divorces (Fees) (Scotland) Regulations 1998

Regulation 3

SCHEDULE 1 FEES PAYABLE TO REGISTRAR GENERAL

PART I SEARCHES IN STATUTORY REGISTERS AND PAROCHIAL REGISTERS

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Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Scotland) Act 1965	Service	Fee formerly payable £	Fee payable under these Regulations £
Sections 28A(4), 38(2) and (3) and 47	1.  Particular search for each period of 5 years or part thereof in the indexes to the statutory registers, whether the specified entry is traced or not and application is made– (a) in person	3.00	3.00
	(b) by post	5.00	5.00
	(c) by electronic mail	7.00	7.00
	2.  Particular search for each period of 5 years or part thereof in the parochial registers, whether the specified entry is traced or not, and application is made– (a) in person	5.00	5.00
	(b) by post	5.00	5.00
	(c) by electronic mail	7.00	7.00
	3.  Internet search – per Internet search session	6.00	6.00
	4.  General search in both the parochial registers and in the indexes to the statutory registers– (a) in a case where payment is made not less than 14 days in advance and a place is occupied in the limited amount of general search accommodation made available for reservation at this fee– per day or part thereof	13.00	13.00
	(b) in any other case– per afternoon or part thereof (being any time after 1300 hours)	10.00	10.00
	per day	17.00	17.00
	per week	65.00	65.00
	per four weeks	220.00	220.00
	per quarter	500.00	500.00
	per year	1,500.00	1,500.00

PART II ISSUE OF EXTRACTS OF ENTRIES IN STATUTORY AND PAROCHIAL REGISTERS AND OF ABBREVIATED CERTIFICATES OF BIRTH

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Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Scotland) Act 1965	Service	Fee formerly payable £	Fee payable under these Regulations £
Sections 28A(4), 38(2) and (3), 40(1) and 47	1.  Issue of an extract of an entry in a statutory register or an abbreviated certificate of birth or an extract of an entry in a parochial register	8.00	8.00
	2.  Issue of an extract of an entry identified by an Internet search where application is made by electronic mail in the course of that search	10.00	10.00

PART III CHANGES OF NAME

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Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Scotland) Act 1965	Service	Fee formerly payable £	Fee payable under these Regulations £
Section 43(8)	1.  Recording of name, or change of name or surname or alternative name	34.00	34.00
	2.  Recording of name, or change of name or surname or alternative name for second or any subsequent members of the family intimated at the same time	10.00	10.00