The Immigration Services Commissioner (Designated Professional Body) (Fee) Order 2003

Made25th February 2003

Laid before Parliament3rd March 2003

Coming into force24th March 2003

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 86(10) and (12) of the Immigration and Asylum Act 19991, hereby makes the following Order:

Citation and commencement1.

This Order may be cited as the Immigration Services Commissioner (Designated Professional Body) (Fee) Order 2003 and shall come into force on 24th March 2003.

Interpretation2.

In this Order—

“the Act” means the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999;

“Commissioner” means the Immigration Services Commissioner appointed under section 83(2) of the Act; and

“designated professional body” has the same meaning as in section 86(1) of the Act.

Fee3.

The fee to be paid to the Commissioner by each designated professional body for the year 1st April 2002 to 31st March 2003 shall be the sum specified in the Schedule to this Order which shall be paid on or before the 31st March 2003.

Beverley Hughes

Minister of State

Home Office

25th February 2003

SCHEDULE

Article 3

Designated Professional Body	Fee to be paid
The Law Society	£63,000
The Law Society of Scotland	£1,725
The Law Society of Northern Ireland	£1,260
The Institute of Legal Executives	£1,725
The General Council of the Bar	£4,600
The Faculty of Advocates	£1,260
The General Council of the Bar of Northern Ireland	£1,260

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order specifies the fee to be paid by the designated professional bodies to the Immigration Services Commissioner (“Commissioner”) for the purpose of meeting the costs incurred by him in discharging his functions under Part V of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (“the Act”).

The level of the fee varies according to the designated professional body concerned. The different level of fee is designed to reflect the cost of the Commissioner’s regulatory activity referable to each particular body.

The fee specified in this Order covers the period 1st April 2002 to 31st March 2003.