The Family Proceedings Fees (Amendment) Order 1996

law://uk/uksi/1996/3190@2026-11-13

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Article 1Citation, commencement and interpretation#

This Order may be cited as the Family Proceedings Fees (Amendment) Order 1996 and shall come into force on 15th January 1997.

Article 2Citation, commencement and interpretation#

In this Order—

(a)an article referred to by number means the article so numbered in the Family Proceedings Fees Order 1991, and

(b)a fee referred to by number means the fee so numbered in the Schedule to that Order.

Article 3Amendments to the Family Proceedings Fees Order 1991#

In article 1(2), the following shall be inserted after the definition beginning “a rule or form”:—“• a fee referred to by number means the fee so numbered in the Schedule to this Order;”

Article 4Amendments to the Family Proceedings Fees Order 1991#

For article 3 there shall be substituted the following:—“3 1 In excepted matrimonial proceedings, any fee payable under this Order by a petitioner who, at the time when the fee becomes payable, is in receipt of income support under Part VII of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 shall be limited to £20.2 In this article and in article 4, “excepted matrimonial proceedings” means any proceedings excepted from the scope of representation under Part IV of the Legal Aid Act 1988 by paragraph 5A of Part II of Schedule 2 to that Act.”

Article 5Amendments to the Family Proceedings Fees Order 1991#

In article 4:—

(a)after “payment” there shall be inserted “in full”;

(b)after “this Order” there shall be inserted “in respect of excepted matrimonial proceedings”;

(c)for the words from “reduce” to the end there shall be substituted “remit so much of the fee as exceeds £20”.

Article 6Amendments to the Family Proceedings Fees Order 1991#

The following shall be inserted after article 4:—“5 Where a bill for taxation is lodged by a party to proceedings who, if the bill is allowed at the full amount thereof, will be required to pay it, Fee No. 9(a) shall be limited to £50, unless the district judge orders that the full amount of the fee shall be payable.”

Article 7Amendments to the Family Proceedings Fees Order 1991#

The amounts of the fees listed in the Table below shall be varied as shown in that Table.

TABLE
Fee No.	Existing fee	New fee
1(a)	£20	£100
1(b)	£80	£150
2(1)(a) to (p)	all entries	£50
3	all entries	£100
6	£20	£50
10(a) and (b)	£10	£25
12(c), (d) and (e)	£25	£50
16(d)	£30	£60
16(e)	£20	£30

Article 8Amendments to the Family Proceedings Fees Order 1991#

After Fee No. 1(c) there shall be inserted the following:—“d on amending a petition, or presenting a second or subsequent petition with leave granted under rule 2.6(4);e on filing an answer to a petition, or a cross petition.”

Article 9Amendments to the Family Proceedings Fees Order 1991#

For Fees No. 4 and 5 there shall be substituted the following:—“4 Applications for ancillary reliefa On filing a notice of application for ancillary relief (or a notice of intention to proceed with such an application) where the terms of any agreement as to the order which the court is to be asked to make are set out in the notice or the notice is filed for dismissal purposes onlyb On filing a notice of application for ancillary relief (or a notice of intention to proceed with such an application), in any other circumstances5 Applications in proceedingsa On an application to make a decree nisi absoluteb On a request for directions for trial (other than in uncontested divorce proceedings, in which no fee is chargeable)c On an application for an order by consent, except where separately listed in this Scheduled On any application in family proceedings (including an application to a county court to transfer to it family proceedings in a magistrates’ court), except where separately listed in this Schedule”

Article 10Amendments to the Family Proceedings Fees Order 1991#

After Fee No. 7(b) there shall be inserted the following:—“c On making a search in an index of decrees absolute kept at any divorce county court or district registry for any specified period of ten calendar years or, if no such period is specified, for the ten most recent years and, if appropriate, providing a certificate of decree absolute.”

Article 11Amendments to the Family Proceedings Fees Order 1991#

For Fee No. 8 there shall be substituted the following:—“8 For a copy of any document, or examining a plain copy and marking it as an office copy:a per page for the first five pages of each document;b per page for subsequent pages.”

Article 12Amendments to the Family Proceedings Fees Order 1991#

For Fee No. 9 there shall be substituted the following:—“9 a On the lodging of a bill of costs for taxation, subject to the provisions of article 5, for every £100 or part of £100 of the full amount of the billb On the taxation of a bill of costs, for every £100 or part of £100 of the amount allowedless any amount paid under Fee No. 9(a) in respect of the lodging of that bill.”

Article 13Amendments to the Family Proceedings Fees Order 1991#

After Fee No. 18 there shall be inserted the following:—“19 Affidavitsa On the taking of an affidavit or an affirmation or attestation upon honour in lieu of an affidavit or a declaration,b for each exhibit therein referred to and required to be marked.”

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The Family Proceedings Fees (Amendment) Order 1996

The Family Proceedings Fees (Amendment) Order 1996

Article 1Citation, commencement and interpretation#

Article 2Citation, commencement and interpretation#

Article 3Amendments to the Family Proceedings Fees Order 1991#

Article 4Amendments to the Family Proceedings Fees Order 1991#

Article 5Amendments to the Family Proceedings Fees Order 1991#

Article 6Amendments to the Family Proceedings Fees Order 1991#

Article 7Amendments to the Family Proceedings Fees Order 1991#

Article 8Amendments to the Family Proceedings Fees Order 1991#

Article 9Amendments to the Family Proceedings Fees Order 1991#

Article 10Amendments to the Family Proceedings Fees Order 1991#

Article 11Amendments to the Family Proceedings Fees Order 1991#

Article 12Amendments to the Family Proceedings Fees Order 1991#

Article 13Amendments to the Family Proceedings Fees Order 1991#

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Article 1Citation, commencement and interpretation#

Article 2Citation, commencement and interpretation#

Article 3Amendments to the Family Proceedings Fees Order 1991#

Article 4Amendments to the Family Proceedings Fees Order 1991#

Article 5Amendments to the Family Proceedings Fees Order 1991#

Article 6Amendments to the Family Proceedings Fees Order 1991#

Article 7Amendments to the Family Proceedings Fees Order 1991#

Article 8Amendments to the Family Proceedings Fees Order 1991#

Article 9Amendments to the Family Proceedings Fees Order 1991#

Article 10Amendments to the Family Proceedings Fees Order 1991#

Article 11Amendments to the Family Proceedings Fees Order 1991#

Article 12Amendments to the Family Proceedings Fees Order 1991#

Article 13Amendments to the Family Proceedings Fees Order 1991#