The Lands Tribunal (Fees) Rules 1996

SCHEDULE FEES

Item	Fee
	£
Notices of reference and appeal, and applications
1.  — (1) Lodging a Reference or an Appeal (other than a Rating Appeal) On lodging a notice of reference under rule 10 or a notice of appeal (not being a rating appeal) under rule 6—	50
(2) Lodging an Absent Owner Application On lodging an application for a determination under Schedule 2 to the Compulsory Purchase Act 1965(1) or section 58 of the Land Clauses Consolidation Act 1845(2) (inclusive of the determination)—	100
2.  Lodging a Rating Appeal On lodging a notice of appeal under rule 6 from the decision of a tribunal empowered to hear rating appeals—
1% of rateable value, subject to
minimum fee	50
maximum fee	5,000
3.  Lodging a Restrictive Covenant Application On lodging an application under rule 13 in respect of section 84 of the Law of Property Act 1925(3) (Relief from Restrictive Covenants affecting land)—	200
4.  Lodging a Rights of Light Application On lodging an application under rule 21 in respect of section 2 of the Rights of Light Act 1959(4) —
(1) for a definitive certificate	250
(2) for a temporary and definitive certificate	300
5.  Interlocutory or Consent Order Application On an application to the President, Tribunal or registrar—
(1) Interlocutory application (rule 38)	40
(2) Consent order application (which is an application to which all parties consent, disposing of the proceedings) (rule 51)	100
Hearing Fees
6.  — (1) Hearing a Rating Appeal On the hearing of an appeal from the decision of a tribunal empowered to hear rating appeals—
5% of rateable value as determined in the final order of the Tribunal, subject to
minimum fee	100
maximum fee	5,000
(2) Hearing a Reference or other Appeal (excluding one where the hearing fee is calculated on the basis of rental value) On the hearing of a reference or an appeal against a determination or on an application for a certificate of value—
2% of amount awarded or determined by the Tribunal, agreed by the parties following a hearing or determined in accordance with rule 27, subject to
minimum fee	100
maximum fee	5,000
(3) Hearing a Reference or other Appeal (where the hearing fee is calculated on the basis of rental value) On the hearing of a reference or an appeal against a determination where the award is in terms of rent or other annual payment—
2% of annual rent or other payment, determined by the Tribunal, agreed by the parties following a hearing or determined in accordance with rule 27, subject to
minimum fee	100
maximum fee	5,000
(4) Determining a Restrictive Covenant Application On the hearing of an application or the making of any order under section 84 of the Law of Property Act 1925 (“the 1925 Act”) (Relief from Restrictive Covenants affecting land)—
(a) a hearing as to entitlement under section 84(3A)(5) of the 1925 Act	250
(b) order without a hearing (rule 17(2) and 17(3))	250
(c) substantive hearing of an originating application	350
(d) engrossing Minutes of Order	100
(5) Hearing (No Amount Awarded) On the hearing or preliminary hearing of any other reference or appeal (not being the determination of an application under paragraph 6(4) above) where either the amount determined is nil or the determination is not expressed in terms of an amount—	200
Copies of Documents
7.  For a photocopy or certified copy of a document, or for examining a plain copy and marking as a certified copy,
emsp;for each page—	1
8.  For supplying published decisions to subscribers,
for each page—	0.10
Other fees
9.  Case Stated (Order 61 Rules of the Supreme Court 1965(6)) On applying for a case to be stated for the decision of the Court of Appeal	100
10.  Taxation of Costs On a taxation of costs, (rule 52(4))
for every £1 or part thereof allowed—	0.05
Directions for payment
11.  A notice, application or other document in respect of which a fee is payable shall, if sent by post,be accompanied by a cheque or postal order drawn in favour of Her Majesty’s Paymaster General for the amount of the fee.

(1)

1965 c. 56.

(2)

1845 c. 18. Section 58 of the 1845 Act was amended by paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 2 to the Compulsory Purchase Act 1965 (c. 56).

(3)

1925 c. 20.

(4)

1959 c. 56.

(5)

Subsection (3A) of section 84 of the Law of Property Act 1925 was inserted by section 28 of the Law of Property Act 1969.

(6)

S.I. 1965/1776, the relevant amending instrument is 1981/1734.