The Judicial Committee (Fees) Order 1996

Statutory Instruments

1996 No. 3170

JUDICIAL COMMITTEE

PROCEDURE

The Judicial Committee (Fees) Order 1996

Made

19th December 1996

Coming into force

1st January 1997

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 19th day of December 1996

Present,

The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council

Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred on Her by section 24 of the Judicial Committee Act 1833(1) and section 1 of the Judicial Committee Act 1844(2) or otherwise in Her vested, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:

1.  The Table of fees set out in Part II of Schedule B to the Judicial Committee (General Appellate Jurisdiction) Rules Order 1982(3) is deleted and the Table set out in the Schedule to this Order substituted therefor.

2.  The Judicial Committee (Fees) Order 1989(4) is revoked.

3.  This Order may be cited as the Judicial Committee (Fees) Order 1996 and shall come into force on 1st January 1997.

N. H. Nicholls

Clerk of the Privy Council

Article 1

SCHEDULE COUNCIL OFFICE FEES

	£
Entering appearance	20.00
Examining proof of Record with the certified Record at the Registry (chargeable to Appellant only) per day	25.00
per half-day	15.00
Lodging Petition of Appeal	36.00
Lodging Petition for special leave to appeal (including Report)	75.00
Lodging any other Petition or Motion (including Report)	45.00
Lodging Case	180.00
Committee Report on Appeal	45.00
Original Order of Her Majesty in Council determining an Appeal	30.00
Any other original Order of Her Majesty in Council	20.00
Plain copy of an Order of Her Majesty in Council	10.00
Original Order of Judicial Committee determining an Appeal	30.00
Any other original Order of Judicial Committee	30.00
Plain copy of Committee Order	10.00
Lodging affidavit	15.00
Certificate delivered to parties	15.00
Lodging caveat	15.00
Taxing fee	5% of the sum allowed.

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order introduces a revised scale of fees in respect of Appeals and other proceedings before the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. In general, the fees, which were last fixed in 1989, are being increased by 50%, although more substantial increases are made to the less expensive items to reflect the administrative costs involved.

The Order also revokes an earlier Order that is now spent.

(1)

1833 c. 41.

(2)

1844 c. 69.

(3)

S.I. 1982/1676.

(4)

S.I. 1989/2000.