The Consular Fees (Amendment) Order 2012

Statutory Instruments

2012 No. 1752

Diplomatic Service

The Consular Fees (Amendment) Order 2012

Made

10th July 2012

Coming into force

3rd September 2012

At the Court at Windsor Castle, the 10th day of July 2012

Present,

The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council

Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred on Her by section 1(1), (4A) and (4B) of the Consular Fees Act 1980(1) is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is ordered, as follows:

1.  This Order may be cited as the Consular Fees (Amendment) Order 2012 and comes into force on 3rd September 2012.

2.  Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the Consular Fees Order 2012(2) is amended by substituting for part II of the Table (passport applications made in the United Kingdom) the following:

	“II. PASSPORT APPLICATIONS MADE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM			£
C.	Administering an application made in the United Kingdom, including applications for replacing an expired passport, replacing a passport of restricted validity with a new passport of full validity, issuing a new passport with amended personal details and replacing a lost or stolen passport and, if the application is successful, issuing a 32 page passport—
	(a)	for applications made by post—
		(i)	where the applicant is aged 16 years and over	72.50
		(ii)	where the applicant is under 16 years old (for a passport valid for 5 years)	46.00
	(b)	for applications made in person—
		(i)	where the applicant is aged 16 years or over using the fast-track service	103.00
		(ii)	where the applicant is under 16 years old (for a passport valid for 5 years) using the fast-track service	87.00
		(iii)	where the applicant is aged 16 years or over using the fast-track collect service	123.00
		(iv)	where the applicant is under 16 years old (for a passport valid for 5 years) using the fast-track collect service	103.50
		(v)	where the applicant is aged 16 years or over using the premium service	128.00
		(vi)	where the applicant is under 16 years old (for a passport valid for 5 years) using the premium service	106.50
D.	Administering an application made in the United Kingdom, including applications for replacing an expired passport, replacing a passport of restricted validity with a new passport of full validity, issuing a new passport with amended personal details and replacing a lost and stolen passport and, if the application is successful, issuing a 48 page passport—
	(a)	for applications made by post		85.50
	(b)	for applications made in person—
		(i)	using the fast-track service	111.00
		(ii)	using the fast-track collect service	123.00
		(iii)	using the premium service	137.00
E.	Administering an application made in the United Kingdom and, if the application is successful, issuing a collective passport—
	(a)	for applications made by post		39.00
	(b)	for applications made in person		54.00”.

Richard Tilbrook

Clerk of the Privy Council

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Consular Fees Order 2012. The fees for passport applications made in the UK are being reduced by £5 for adult applications and by £3 for child applications. Fast track applications are reduced by £9.50. Premium and fast-track collect adult applications are reduced by £1.50. Premium and fast-track collect child applications are reduced by £3.00. There is no change to the fee for a collective passport.

A full regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.

(1)

1980 c.23. Subsections 1(4A) and 1(4B) were inserted by the Identity Cards Act 2006 (c. 15).

(2)

S.I. 2012/798.