2014 No. 876 (L. 19)

Senior Courts Of England And Wales

The Non-Contentious Probate Fees (Amendment) Order 2014

Made

Laid before Parliament

Coming into force

The Lord Chancellor, with the consent of the Treasury, makes the following Order in exercise of the power conferred by section 92 of the Courts Act 20031.

In accordance with section 92(5) and (6) of that Act, the Lord Chancellor has consulted the Lord Chief Justice, the Master of the Rolls, the President of the Queen’s Bench Division, the President of the Family Division, the Chancellor of the High Court, the Head of Civil Justice, the Deputy Head of Civil Justice and the Civil Justice Council.

Citation and Commencement1

This Order may be cited as the Non-Contentious Probate Fees (Amendment) Order 2014 and shall come into force on 22nd April 2014.

Amendment of the Non-Contentious Probate Fees Order 20042

1

The Non-Contentious Probate Fees Order 20042 is amended as follows.

2

In column 2 (amount of fee) of the table in Schedule 1 (fees to be taken)—

a

at fee 1 (application for a grant) for “£45” substitute “£155”;

b

at fee 5 (search) for “£6” substitute “£10”;

c

at fee 8(a) (first copy of a document) for “£6” substitute “£10”;

d

at fee 8(b) (subsequent copies) for “£1” substitute “50p”;

e

at fee 8(c) (copy of a document in electronic form) for “£6” substitute “£10”;

f

at fee 9.1 (for each deponent to each affidavit) for “£6” substitute “£11”.

Signed by authority of the Lord Chancellor

Shailesh VaraParliamentary Under Secretary of StateMinistry of Justice

We consent,

Sam GyimahAnne MiltonTwo of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury
EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Non-Contentious Probate Fees Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/3120).

It increases fees payable for non-contentious probate matters as set out in the Explanatory Memorandum, which is published at www.legislation.gov.uk.

A full impact assessment is also annexed to the Explanatory Memorandum.