SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 2Incidental provisions
Certificates and certified copies1
1
— The fee for a certificate issued at the time of baptism is for a certified copy of the entry in the register book of baptisms giving the particulars required in Form No 1 in Schedule 1 to the Parochial Registers and Records Measure 19782.
2
The fees payable for a certified copy of an entry in a register book of baptisms issued at any other time are the fees prescribed for searching registers of baptisms or burials and, if applicable, for each additional copy of an entry in a register of baptisms or burials.
3
Any fee prescribed under the heading “SEARCHES IN CHURCH REGISTERS ETC.” for a copy of an entry in a register or of an instrument or other document, is for a certified copy; and where provision of a copy is included in the fee for searching a register, that fee includes the provision of a certified copy.
Costs and expenses included in prescribed fees2
Where a matter is marked (*) in the table in Schedule 1, any costs and expenses incurred in relation to that matter in respect of routine administration (including arranging dates and times and the making of entries in registers), making the church available and lighting it are included in the fee prescribed as payable to the parochial church council.
Parish church cathedrals3
Where section 1(8) of the Measure applies, paragraph 2 applies as if the reference to the parochial church council were to the corporate body of the cathedral.
Approval of inscriptions4
The fees prescribed for matters marked (†) in the table in Schedule 1 include fees in respect of the approval of the original inscription by the incumbent.
Burial Laws Amendment Act 18805
In the case of a burial under the Burial Laws Amendment Act 18803, the fees payable are those prescribed in respect of a funeral service (including burial of body) at graveside in churchyard.
Banns published by layman6
Where a lay person publishes banns under section 9(2) of the Marriage Act 19494, the fees prescribed in respect of the publication of banns of marriage are payable.
Registers in custody of churchwardens7
Where a churchwarden allows a search to be made in a register of baptisms or burials or gives a copy of an entry in such a register under section 20(1) of the Parochial Registers and Records Measure 1978, the fees prescribed in respect of such searches and to the giving of such copies are payable.