The Consular Fees (Amendment) Order 2006

Statutory Instruments

2006 No. 1912

DIPLOMATIC SERVICE

The Consular Fees (Amendment) Order 2006

Made

19th July 2006

Coming into force

5th October 2006

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 19th day of July 2006

Present,

The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council

Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred on Her by section 1(1) of the Consular Fees Act 1980(1) is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is ordered, as follows:

1.  This Order may be cited as the Consular Fees (Amendment) Order 2006 and shall come into force on 5th October 2006.

2.  The Schedule to the Consular Fees Order 2005(2) shall be amended as follows—

(a) Fee 12 shall be replaced with the following—

“12.   For applications made in the United Kingdom and irrespective of whether or not the passport issued is a biometric passport, issuing a passport of not more than 32 pages which includes replacing an expired passport, issuing a new passport of full validity when an original passport of restricted validity is unavailable, and issuing a new passport with amended personal details—

(a) for applications made by post

(i) where the applicant is aged 16 years or over	66.00
(ii) where the applicant is under 16 years old (for a passport valid for 5 years)	45.00

(b) for applications made in person

(i) where the applicant is aged 16 years or over using the fast-track service	91.00
(ii) where the applicant is under 16 years old (for a passport valid for 5 years) using the fast-track service	80.00
(iii) where the applicant is aged 16 years or over using the fast-track collect service	103.00
(iv) where the applicant is under 16 years old (for a passport valid for 5 years) using the fast-track collect service	90.00
(v) where the applicant is aged 16 years or over using the premium service	108.00
(vi) where the applicant is under 16 years old (for a passport valid for 5 years) using the premium service	93.00”

(b) Fee 13 shall be replaced with the following—

“13.   For applications made in the United Kingdom and irrespective of whether or not the passport issued is a biometric passport, issuing a passport of 48 pages which includes replacing an expired passport, issuing a new passport of full validity when an original passport of restricted validity is unavailable and issuing a new passport with amended personal details—

(a) for applications made by post	77.00
(b) for applications made in person
(i) using the fast-track service	97.00
(ii) using the fast-track collect service	100.50
(iii) using the premium service	114.50“”

A. K. Galloway

Clerk of the Privy Council

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Consular Fees Order 2005.

The Order increases the fees for (i) issuing passports of not more than 32 pages in the United Kingdom, and (ii) issuing 48 page passports in the United Kingdom. The fees for issuing passports are increased both in respect of applications made by post in the United Kingdom and applications made in person in the United Kingdom.

The fee for issuing a biometric passport in the United Kingdom is the same as the fee for issuing a non-biometric passport in the United Kingdom.

(1)

1980 c. 23.

(2)

S.I. 2005/1465, amended by S.I. 2005/3182.