Great Seal Offices Act 1874

9 Fees in office of clerk of the Crown, &c

The Lord Chancellor, with the concurrence of the Treasury, may from time to time by order appoint the fees to be taken in the office of or by the clerk of the Crown in Chancery, or by any of his officers, or by any person performing the duties of messenger or pursuivant of the Great Seal, or gentleman of the chamber attending the Great Seal, or purse-bearer to the Lord Chancellor, or chaff wax sealer or deputy sealer, and may from time to time by order increase, reduce, add to, or abolish the fees for the time being taken in such office or by such officer; and the Public Offices Fees Act, 1866, shall apply to all such

No fees other than those so appointed shall be taken in the said office or by any of the above-mentioned officers or persons.

Provided that until any such order is made, the fees existing at the commencement of this Act, including the fees payable in the office of the clerk of the petty bag and of the clerk of the patents in respect of matters the transaction of which is transferred by this Act to the clerk of the Crown in Chancery, shall continue to be taken in. like manner as if this section had not passed.