2010 No. 427
The Registration Services (Fees) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2010
Made
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1
The Registrar General makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 28A(4), 37(1), 38(2) and (3), 39D(1), 39E(3), 43(8), 47 and 54(1) of the Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Scotland) Act 1965 (“the 1965 Act”)1, sections 38 and 39C of that Act as applied by sections 98 and 122(7) of the Civil Partnership Act 2004 (“the 2004 Act”)2, sections 122(4) and 134(2) of the 2004 Act, sections 55(6) and (9), 58(5) and (8) and 61(2)(a) of the Local Electoral Administration and Registration Services (Scotland) Act 2006 (“the 2006 Act”)3 and all other powers enabling him to do so.
The Scottish Ministers have approved the making of these Regulations in accordance with section 54(1) of the 1965 Act4, section 126(3) of the 2004 Act and section 60(1) of the 2006 Act.
Citation and commencement1
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Registration Services (Fees) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2010.
2
Except as provided in paragraph (3) they come into force on 1st January 2011.
3
Regulations 3(b) and (c), 5, 6(2)(b) to (e), (h) and (i), (k) and (l), (n) and (o) and (3)(b), 9 and 10(2)(b) to (e), (3) and (4) come into force on 1st April 2011.
Amendment of the Registration Services (Fees, etc.) (Scotland) Regulations 2006
2
The Registration Services (Fees, etc.) (Scotland) Regulations 20065 are amended in accordance with regulations 3 to 7.
3
In regulation 2(1) (interpretation)—
a
after the definition of “bulk particular search” insert—
“express bulk particular search” means a bulk particular search made within 5 working days of the first working day after the date on which the application is received by the Register General;
b
in the definition of “Internet search session”, for “90 days” substitute “1 year”; and
c
after the definition of “particular search” insert—
“public holiday” means Good Friday, Easter Monday, the first Monday in May and the third Monday in September;
4
In regulation 4 (priority handling fee), for “£10” substitute “£15”.
5
In regulation 7 (remission of fees), for paragraph (ba)6 substitute—
ba
these criteria are met—
i
remission is likely to promote public knowledge of the registers in respect of which fees are payable under these Regulations;
ii
the fee remitted is for—
aa
a general search made at the ScotlandsPeople Centre at General Register House, 2 Princes Street, Edinburgh, EH1 3YY; or
bb
an Internet search; and
iii
the search is made—
aa
by or on behalf of an association whose objects include genealogy;
bb
cc
using a discount voucher which has previously been issued by the Register General;
6
1
Schedule 1 (fees payable to Registrar General) is amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (4).
2
In Part I (searches in statutory registers and parochial registers)—
a
for “3.00” (fee for a particular search where an application is made in person) each time it appears in column 3, substitute “5.00”;
b
for “6.00” (fee for an Internet search) each time it appears in column 3, substitute “7.00”;
c
for “10.00” (fee per day for a general search) each time it appears in column 3, substitute “15.00”;
d
for “440.00” (fee per quarter for a general search) each time it appears in column 3, substitute “490.00”;
e
for “1,250.00” (fee per year for a general search) each time it appears in column 3, substitute “1,450.00”;
f
for “100.00” (fee per application for a bulk particular search) each time it appears in column 3, substitute “120.00”;
g
for “0.01” (fee per record and per group of 10 records for a bulk particular search) each time it appears in column 3, substitute “0.012”;
h
omit entry 4(a) in column 2 and the corresponding entry in column 3 (fee per block reservation of 10 places for a general search of parochial registers and indexes to statutory registers);
i
before entry 4(b) in column 2 and the corresponding entry in column 3, insert—
(a)
in the case of a 2 hour session after 16:30 on a Monday to Friday—
per group of up to 20 people
200.00
per group of between 21 and 50 people
250.00
per person
10.00
(ab)
on a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday—
per person, per day
30.00
j
after entry 5 in column 2 and the corresponding entry in column 3, insert—
5A. Express bulk particular search in the indexes to the statutory registers, whether the specified entry is traced or not—
(a)
per application;
180.00
(b)
for each of the first 20,000 records searched;
0.018
(c)
for each group of 10 records (or part thereof) searched additional to the first 20,000 records
0.018
k
omit entry 8(a) in column 2 and the corresponding entry in column 3 (fee per block reservation of 10 places for a general search of the index to the Register of Dissolutions of Civil Partnership);
l
before entry 8(b) in column 2 and the corresponding entry in column 3, insert—
(a)
in the case of a 2 hour session after 16:30 on a Monday to Friday—
per group of up to 20 people
200.00
per group of between 21 and 50 people
250.00
per person
10.00
(ab)
on a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday—
per person, per day
30.00
m
after entry 9 in column 2 and the corresponding entry in column 3, insert—
9A. Express bulk particular search in the index to the Register of Dissolutions of Civil Partnership, whether the specified entry is traced or not—
(a)
per application;
180.00
(b)
for each of the first 20,000 records searched;
0.018
(c)
for each group of 10 records (or part thereof) searched additional to the first 20,000 records
0.018
n
omit entry 12(a) in column 2 and the corresponding entry in column 3 (fee per block reservation of 10 places for a general search in the index of accessible material);
o
before entry 12 (b) in column 2 and the corresponding entry in column 3, insert—
(a)
in the case of a 2 hour session after 16:30 on a Monday to Friday—
per group of up to 20 people
200.00
per group of between 21 and 50 people
250.00
per person
10.00
(ab)
on a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday—
per person, per day
30.00
p
after entry 13 in column 2 and the corresponding entries in column 3, insert—
14. Express bulk particular search in the index of accessible material under section 58(1) of the 2006 Act, whether the specified entry is traced or not—
(a)
per application;
180.00
(b)
for each of the first 20,000 records searched;
0.018
(c)
for each group of 10 records (or part thereof) searched additional to the first 20,000 records
0.018
3
In Part II (issue of extracts of entries in statutory and parochial registers and of abbreviated extracts)—
a
for “8.00” (fee for the issue of an extract or copy) each time it appears in column 3, substitute “10.00”; and
b
for “10.00” (fee for the issue of an extract or copy of an entry identified by Internet search) each time it appears in column 3, substitute “12.00”.
4
In Part III (changes of name), in column 3, for “36.00” (fee for the recording of name, change of name or surname or alternative name), substitute “40.00”.
7
1
Schedule 2 (Fees payable to District Registrars) is amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).
2
In Part I (searches in statutory registers and parochial registers), for “10.00” (fee per hour for a general search) each time it appears in column 3, substitute “15.00”.
3
In Part II (issue of extracts of entries in statutory registers and parochial registers and of abbreviated extracts), for “9.00” (fee for the issue of an extract or copy) each time it appears in column 3, substitute “10.00”.
Amendment of the Book of Scottish Connections Regulations 2008
8
1
The Book of Scottish Connections Regulations 20089 are amended in accordance with regulations 9 to 11.
9
In regulation 2(1) (interpretation)—
a
in the definition of “internet search session”, for “90 days” substitute “1 year”; and
b
after the definition of “particular search” insert—
“public holiday” means Good Friday, Easter Monday, the first Monday in May and the third Monday in September;
10
1
Schedule 9 (fees payable to Registrar General) is amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).
2
In column 3—
a
for “3.00” (fee for a particular search where the application is made in person), substitute “5.00”;
b
for “6.00” (fee for an internet search), substitute “7.00”;
c
for “10.00” (fee per day for a general search), substitute “15.00”;
d
for “440.00” (fee per quarter for a general search), substitute “490.00”; and
e
for “1,250.00” (fee per year for a general search), substitute “1,450.00”.
3
Omit entry 5(a) in column 2 and the corresponding entry in column 3 (fee per block reservation of 10 places for a general search).
4
Before entry 5(b) in column 2 and the corresponding entry in column 3, insert—
(a)
in the case of a 2 hour session after 16:30 on a Monday to Friday—
per group of up to 20 people
200.00
per group of between 21 and 50 people
250.00
per person
10.00
(ab)
on a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday—
per person, per day
30.00
11
In Schedule 10 (fees payable to district registrars), for “10.00” (fee per hour for a general search) each time it appears in column 3, substitute “15.00”.
Approved by the Scottish Ministers
(This note is not part of the Regulations)