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Statutory Instruments
PUBLIC RECORDS
Made
6th September 1994
Coming into force
1st October 1994
The Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 2(5) of the Public Records Act 1958(1) and with the concurrence of the Treasury, hereby makes the following Regulations:-
1. These regulations may be cited as the Public Record Office (Fees) Regulations 1994 and shall come into force on 1st October 1994.
2.-(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the fees to be charged for the authentication of copies of or extracts from records under the charge of the Keeper of Public Records and for other services afforded by officers of the Public Record Office shall be those set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.
(2) The Keeper of Public Records may remit a fee where the service performed by him is likely to include any research in consequence of a postal inquiry or has been or is likely to be exceptionally simple.
3. The Public Record Office (Fees) Regulations 1992(2) are hereby revoked.
Mackay of Clashfern ,C.
Dated 19th August 1994
We concur,
Andrew Mitchell
Tim Wood
Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury
Dated 6th September 1994
Regulation 2(1)
| Item | Fee £ |
|---|---|
Authentication of copies of records1. For the authentication of a copy of a record or of an extract from a record, in addition to the charge for the copy, for each sheet | 4.00 |
Attendance at a court2. For attendance by an officer of the Public Record Office at any court, in addition to the actual travelling expenses properly incurred, for each day or part of a day | 170.21 |
Research3. For any piece of Census research among the Census returns in the Public Record Office undertaken in consequence of a postal inquiry | 10.00 |
| For the following services on demand: | |
Supervision of camera crews and outside photographers4. For the supervision by an officer of the Public Record Office for each hour or part of an hour- (i)of camera crews filming | 28.00 |
(ii)of photographers | 16.00 |
Preparation of records for exhibition5.1 For the preparation of records for display at exhibitions outside the Public Record Office- (i)For documents up to 851 mm by 603 mm | 23.10 |
(ii)For documents between 851 mm by 603 mm and 1142 mm by 837 mm | 36.30 |
(iii)For documents between 1142 mm by 837 mm and 1676 mm by 1142 mm | 51.70 |
(iv)For documents larger than 1676 mm by 1142 mm, for each additional 300 mm or part of 300 mm on either dimension | 1.30 |
5.2 For the making of perspex or other special mounts, in addition to the actual costs of materials properly incurred, for each hour of staff time | 19.80 |
5.3 For the repair of documents to a standard appropriate for exhibition or reproduction, in addition to the costs of preparing them for display, for each hour of staff time | 19.80 |
Seals6.1 For the making of casts of seals from an existing rubber mould, for each side of the seal- (i)Seals up to 50 mm in diameter Resin | 30.25 |
| 42.35 |
(ii)Seals between 50 mm and 100 mm in diameter Resin | 30.80 |
| 44.55 |
(iii)Seals over 100 mm in diameter Resin | 31.35 |
| 47.85 |
6.2 For the making of casts of seals for which no rubber mould exists, for each side of the seal- (i)Seals up to 50 mm in diameter Resin | 81.95 |
| 93.50 |
(ii)Seals between 50 mm and 100 mm in diameter Resin | 86.35 |
| 99.55 |
(iii)Seals over 100 mm in diameter Resin | 89.10 |
| 106.00 |
Microfilms of records7.1 For 35mm silver duplicate microfilm of records, where there is no existing negative film- (i)at a rate of 120 frames per hour Per exposure | 0.44 |
| 52.80 |
(ii)at a rate of less than 120 frames per hour Minimum charge | 38.00 |
7.2 For 35mm silver duplicate microfilm of records, where there is no existing negative film, supplied for commercial purposes- (i)at a rate of 120 frames per hour Per exposure | 0.60 |
| 72.00 |
(ii)at a rate of less than 120 frames per hour Minimum charge | 60.00 |
7.3 For 35mm silver duplicate microfilm from existing negative film- (i)For each reel of 30.5 m of consecutive frames | 46.00 |
(ii)For each run of consecutive frames Per metre | 1.90 |
| 22.00 |
(iii)Where supplied for commercial purposes, for each reel of 30.5 m of consecutive frames | 200.00 |
(iv)Where supplied for commercial purposes, for each run of consecutive frames Per metre | 6.70 |
| 79.00 |
7.4 For 35mm diazo duplicate microfilm from existing negative film- (i)For each reel of 30.5 m of consecutive frames | 27.60 |
(ii)For each run of consecutive frames Per metre | 1.15 |
| 14.00 |
Microfiche copies of records8.1 For diazo microfiche of records, where there is no existing negative microfiche- Per frame | 0.25 |
| 24.50 |
8.2 For diazo microfiche of records, where there is no existing negative microfiche, supplied for commercial purposes-
| 0.32 |
| 31.36 |
8.3 For duplicate diazo microfiche from existing masters-
| 2.65 |
8.4 For duplicate diazo microfiche supplied for commercial purposes, from existing masters-
| 9.20 |
Electrostatic copies of records9.1 For direct copies from original documents-
| 0.31 |
| 0.52 |
9.2 For prints from existing microfilm-
| 0.47 |
9.3 For prints from microfilm where no negative exists- (i)Filmed at a rate of 18 frames per hour or more Per print | 2.23 |
(ii)Filmed at a rate of less than 18 frames per hour Per hour | 40.14 |
9.4 For prints from existing microfilm (self-service)-
| 0.25 |
Bromide prints from microfilm10. For bromide prints from microfilm- (i)8 inches by 10 inches Per print | 6.00 |
(ii)12 inches by 16 inches Per Print | |
| 7.80 | |
(iii)16 inches by 20 inches Per Print | 8.58 |
(iv)20 inches by 24 inches Per Print | 10.61 |
(v)Additional charge for up to 20 inches by 24 inches reproduced to actual size Per Print | 2.91 |
Photographs of records11.1 For monochrome prints-
| 8.54 |
| 9.00 |
| 9.60 |
| 10.87 |
| 12.10 |
| 12.64 |
| 18.40 |
| 25.30 |
11.2 For colour prints-
| 19.63 |
| 22.20 |
| 28.30 |
Miscellaneous reprographic charges12.1 Work requiring special attention or any reprographic service not mentioned in this schedule and which the Public Record Office is able to undertake Per hour of staff time | 18.00 |
12.2 Work requiring special attention or any reprographic service not mentioned in this schedule, which the Public Record Office is able to undertake and supply for commercial purposes-
| 29.00 |
12.3 Handling charge-
| 2.35 |
12.4 Packing-
| 0.33 |
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations revoke the Public Record Office (Fees) Regulations 1992 and prescribe a fresh range of fees to be charged for authentication of copies of records and for other services provided by the Public Record Office. New charges are introduced for photographs of records, a service withdrawn in 1991 but now re-introduced. These are listed in paragraph 11 of the Schedule.
The changes to existing fees are as follows:
| New Fee £ | Old Fee £ | |
|---|---|---|
8.1 For diazo microfiche of records where there is no existing negative microfiche-
| 0.25 | 0.14 |
| 24.50 | 13.40 |
8.2 For diazo microfiche of records where there is no existing negative microfiche, supplied for commercial purposes-
| 0.32 | 0.21 |
| 31.36 | 20.50 |
9.2 For prints from existing microfilm-
| 0.47 | 0.59 |
9.3 For prints from microfilm where no negative exists- (i)Filmed at a rate of 18 frames per hour or more Per print | 2.23 | 2.35 |
(ii)Filmed at a rate of less than 18 frames per hour Per hour | 40.14 | 42.30 |
S.I. 1992/3072.
