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Made
17th July 2008
Coming into force
11th August 2008
The Lord Chancellor, with the concurrence of the Treasury, makes the following Order in exercise of the power conferred by section 9 of the Great Seal (Offices) Act 1874(1):
1. This Order may be cited as the Crown Office Fees Order 2008 and shall come into force on 11th August 2008.
2. The fees set out in column 2 of the Schedule to this Order shall be taken in the office of the Clerk of the Crown in Chancery in respect of the matters described in column 1.
3. The Crown Office Fees Order 2003(2) is revoked.
Jack Straw
Lord Chancellor
13th July 2008
We concur
Alan Campbell
Dave Watts
Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty´s Treasury
17th July 2008
| Column 1 | Column 2 |
|---|---|
| Letters Patent under the Great Seal for the grant of title of City | £1,675 |
| Letters Patent under the Great Seal for the grant of title of Lord Mayor | £1,675 |
| Letters Patent under the Great Seal for a Charter of Incorporation or Supplemental Charter (England and Wales) | £560 |
| Letters Patent under the Great Seal for the appointment of Heralds | £215 |
| Letters Patent under the Great Seal promulgating amendments to Canon law (inclusive of one printed sheet of vellum) | £770 |
| Each additional printed sheet of vellum needed to produce Letters Patent under the Great Seal promulgating amendments to Canon law | £100 |
| Letters Patent under the Great Seal for appointment as Queen´s Counsel (England and Wales) | £215 |
| Issue of certificate confirming appointment as Queen´s Counsel | £30 |
| Determination of an abeyance of a Barony | £175 |
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order revokes and replaces the Crown Office Fees Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/92). The following fees taken in the office of the Clerk of the Crown in Chancery are increased:
Letters Patent under the Great Seal for the grant of title of City, from £1,435 to £1,675
Letters Patent under the Great Seal for the grant of title of Lord Mayor, from £1,435 to £1,675
Letters Patent under the Great Seal for a Charter of Incorporation or Supplemental Charter (England and Wales), from £410 to £560
Letters Patent under the Great Seal for the appointment of Heralds, from £180 to £215
Letters Patent under the Great Seal for appointment as Queen´s Counsel (England and Wales), from £165 to £215
Determination of an abeyance of a Barony, from £130 to £175.
This Order also replaces the single fee for Letters Patent under the Great Seal promulgating amendments to Canon law (of £555) with a fee for such Letters Patent inclusive of one printed sheet of vellum (of £770) and a separate fee for each additional printed sheet of vellum needed to produce the Letters Patent (of £100).
The fees taken for the issue of certificates confirming appointment as Queen´s Counsel remain the same.
A full regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.
1874 c. 81. Section 9 was amended by section 1 of and the Schedule to the Statute Law Revision Act 1883 (c.39), and by section 1(1) of and Schedule 1 to the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1995 (c. 44). Back [1]
S.I. 2003/92. Back [2]
