The Registration of Births, Deaths, Marriages and Civil Partnerships (Fees) Regulations 2016

Citation and commencement1.

These Regulations may be cited as the Registration of Births, Deaths, Marriages and Civil Partnerships (Fees) Regulations 2016 and come into force on 5th October 2016.

Interpretation2.

In these Regulations—

“the 1949 Act” means the Marriage Act 1949;

“the 1953 Act” means the Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953;

F1“online view service” means a service provided via the website for the General Register Office which allows a person to—

(a)

search via that website for an entry in the Registrar General’s certified copies of entries, and

(b)

if the search locates the entry, submit a request via that website to view a record of information contained in that entry in electronic format;

a “priority service” F2“means —

(a)

F3 F4“a service provided to a person who makes an application to the Registrar General—

(i)
by giving the relevant information and paying the correct fee by—
1. (aa)
  attending in person at the General Register Office between 10:00 and 16:00 hours on a working day; or
2. (bb)
  post, telephone, or electronic means which is received by the Registrar General before 16:00 hours on a working day; and
(ii)
F5where the document applied for is normally provided on or before the next working day by sending by first class post or to a person attending in person at the General Register Office between 10:00 hours and 16:00 hours;

(b)

F6in the case of a fee that is payable to a relevant authority, a service provided to a person who makes the application to the relevant authority by—

(i)
giving the relevant information and paying the correct fee by—
1. aa
  attending in person at the Relevant Local Office between 10:00 and 15:00 hours on a working day; or
2. bb
  post, telephone or electronic means which is received by the relevant authority before 15.00 hours on a working day; and

(ii)
where the document applied for is normally provided on or before the next working day, sending by first class post or to a person attending at the Relevant Local Office between 10:00 hours and 15:00 hours;

“relevant information” means—

(a)

F7in the case of a short certificate of birth provided under section 33(1) of the 1953 Act, any particulars prescribed to be furnished under that section of that Act;

(b)

F8in the case of a short certificate of death provided under section 33A(1) of the 1953 Act, any particulars prescribed to be furnished under that section of that Act;

(c)

in the case of a certified copy of an entry provided under section 65(2)13 of the 1949 Act or section 30(2)14 of the 1953 Act, either a reference number relating to an index kept by the Registrar General under section 65(1) of the 1949 Act or section 30(1) or (1A) of the 1953 Act corresponding to the certified copy for which the application is made, or sufficient information which allows the Registrar General to establish such reference number;

(d)

F9in the case of a certified copy of an entry provided under section 64(2) of the 1949 Act16 or section 31(2) of the 1953 Act, either a reference number relating to an index kept by a Superintendent Registrar under section 64(1) of the 1949 Act or section 31(1) of the 1953 Act corresponding to the certified copy for which the application is made, or sufficient information which allows the Superintendent Registrar to establish such a reference number;

(e)

in the case of a certified copy of an entry provided by a registrar under F10section 53D(10)(b of the 1949 Act or section 32 of the 1953 Act, sufficient information to enable a registrar to identify an entry in the register of an event registered in that district;

(f)

in the case of a certified copy of an entry provided under regulation 13 of the Civil Partnership (Registration Provisions) Regulations 2005, either a reference number relating to an index kept by the Registrar General corresponding to the certified copy F11... for which the application is made, or sufficient information which allows the Registrar General to establish such a reference number;

(g)

in the case of a certified copy of an entry provided under regulation 14 of the Civil Partnership (Registration Provisions) Regulations 2005, either a reference number relating to an index kept by the registration authority corresponding to the certified copy F11... for which the application is made, or sufficient information which allows the registration authority to establish such a reference number.

(h)

F12in the case of a certified copy of an entry provided under regulation 23(2) of the Marriage of Same Sex Couples (Conversion of Civil Partnership) Regulations 2014, either a reference number relating to an index kept by the Registrar General under that regulation corresponding to the certified copy for which the application is made, or sufficient information which allows the Registrar General to establish such a reference number;

(i)

in the case of a certified copy of an entry provided under regulation 24(2) of the Marriage of Same Sex Couples (Conversion of Civil Partnership) Regulations 2014, either a reference number relating to an index kept by the superintendent registrar under that regulation corresponding to the certified copy for which the application is made, or sufficient information which allows the superintendent registrar to establish such a reference number;

(j)

in the case of a certified copy of an entry provided under regulation 13 or 18 of the Gender Recognition Register (Marriage and Civil Partnership) Regulations 2015, either a reference number relating to an index kept by the Registrar General under that regulation corresponding to the certified copy for which the application is made, or sufficient information which allows the Registrar General to establish such a reference number.

a “standard service” is a service—

(a)

F13in the case of a fee that is payable to the Registrar General, a service—

(i)
F14provided to a person who makes an application to the Registrar General by giving the relevant information and paying the correct fee by—
1. (aa)
  attending in person at the General Register Office between 10:00 and 16:00 hours on a working day; or
2. (bb)
  post, telephone, or electronic means which is received by the Registrar General before 16:00 hours on a working day; and

(ii)
F15where the document applied for is normally provided—
1. (aa)
  in a case where the application includes a reference to the number relating to the index kept by the Registrar General under section 65(1) of the 1949 Act or section 30(1) or (1A)15 of the 1953 Act, on or before the 4th working day after the working day on which such application is made; or
2. (bb)
  in a case where that application does not include such a reference number, on or before the 15th working day after the working day on which such application is made,

by sending by second class post or to a person attending in person at the General Register Office between 10:00 hours and 16:00 hours; and

(b)

F16in the case of a fee that is payable to a relevant authority—

(i)
a service provided to a person who makes an application to the relevant authority by giving the relevant information and paying the correct fee by—
1. (aa)
  attending in person at the relevant local office between 10:00 and 15:00 hours on a working day; or
2. (bb)
  post, telephone, or electronic means which is received by the relevant authority before 15:00 hours on a working day; and
(ii)
a service where the document applied for is normally provided
on or before the 15th working day after the working day on which such application is made, by sending by second class post or to a person attending at the relevant local office between 10:00 hours and 15:00 hours;

“working day” means a day which is not a Saturday or a Sunday, Christmas Day, Good Friday or a bank holiday under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 197116 in England and Wales.

Fees3.

(1)

In respect of the services or matters set out in column 2 of the table in Schedule 1 (for which provision is made under the enactment specified in column 1) the fee specified in column 3 is payable to the person specified in column 4.

F17(2)

Subject to paragraph (3), the person specified in column 4 of the table in Schedule 1 in respect of any particular fee payable to that person may reduce, waive or refund part or all of that fee on the grounds—

(a)

that requiring payment of the fee would cause hardship to the person required to make payment;

(b)

of compassion; or

(c)

of error otherwise than on the part of the person required to make payment.

(3)

No reduction, waiver or refund may be made in respect of a fee to which regulation 3A applies without the consent of the Registrar General.

F18Transmission of part of fees to Registrar General3A.

(1)

This regulation applies to a category A fee, a category B fee or a category C fee (and referred to in this regulation as “a relevant fee”).

(2)

Subject to paragraph (3), on each occasion where the superintendent registrar, registrar or registration authority (as the case may be) is paid a relevant fee, that person must pay to the Registrar General on demand, in respect of each—

(a)

category A fee, a part in the amount of F19£64.00;

(b)

category B fee, a part in the amount of F20£52.00;

(c)

category C fee, a part in the amount of F21£48.00.

(3)

Where a relevant fee has been reduced or partially refunded pursuant to regulation 3(2), the amount payable to the Registrar General under paragraph (2) is reduced by the same proportion by which the relevant fee was reduced.

(4)

Amounts payable to the Registrar General under this regulation which remain unpaid after the expiry of a period of 28 days commencing with the date of demand are recoverable as debts due to the Crown.

(5)

In this regulation—

“category A fee” means—
1. (a)
  the fee specified in column 3 of F22row 16ZA;
2. (aa)
  F23the fee specified in column 3 of row 16ZB;
3. (b)
  the second fee specified in column 3 of row 17A;
4. (c)
  the fee specified in column 3 of row F2437A;
5. (d)
  F25the fee specified in column 3 of row 48A,
of the table in Schedule 1;

“category B fee” means—
1. (a)
  the fee specified in column 3 of row 22C;
2. (b)
  the fee specified in column 3 of row 22D,
of the table in Schedule 1;
“category C fee” means—
1. (a)
  the fee specified in column 3 of row 4;
2. (b)
  the fee specified in column 3 of row 34,
of the table in Schedule 1.

F26Offline application fee3B

(1)

Where an application is made to the Registrar General for a relevant service and the application is made by way of offline application, an additional non-refundable fee of F27£4.50 is payable to the Registrar General.

(2)

The fee in paragraph (1) is not payable if, at the time of making the application, the online application service is not available.

(3)

In this regulation—

“offline application” means an application for a service that is not made via the public website known as www.gov.uk;

“online application” means an application for a service that is made via the public website known as www.gov.uk.

“relevant service” means a service as set out in rows 16, 18, 22, 36, 39, 47, 49 and 50 of the table in Schedule 1.

Premium postal service fee3C

(1)

Where an application is made to the Registrar General for a copy or other record of any information held by the Registrar General using the priority service the Registrar General may, on request and upon payment of the applicable fee, provide the document by premium postal service and the applicable fee is —

(a)

On a working day a fee of F28£8.00;

(b)

On a Saturday a fee of F29£21.50;

(c)

Overseas a fee of F30£13.50.

(2)

The fee for the premium postal service is—

(a)

payable to the Registrar General;

(b)

payable in addition to any other fee payable for provision of that document.

(3)

In this regulation “premium postal service” means a postal service for which the fee payable to the Registrar General is in addition to the fee payable to the Registrar General for delivery of the same documents by first class post.

General index search fee (no reference provided)3D

(1)

Where an application is made to the Registrar General for a certified copy and the relevant information does not contain the reference from the relevant index kept by the Registrar General, an additional non-refundable fee of F31£3.50 is payable to the Registrar General to undertake the search of the index on the applicant’s behalf.

(2)

The fee in regulation 3D(1) is not payable where the relevant index kept by the Registrar General is not available to the public for searching.

(b)

“relevant index” means—

(i)

any index kept by the Registrar General in relation to any register of births, deaths, marriages or civil partnerships; or

(ii)

an index kept by the Registrar General pursuant to Regulation 23 of the Marriage of Same Sex Couples (Conversion of Civil Partnership) Regulations 2014.

Retained fee3E

(1)

A fee of F32£4.00 is retained by the Registrar General where an application is made to the Registrar General for a certified copy and the corresponding entry cannot be located from the relevant information provided.

Multilingual standard form feeF333F

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Revocations and amendments4.

Schedule 2 (revocations and amendments) has effect.

SCHEDULE 1Fees Payable

Regulation 3

Table

	Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4
	Enactment	Fee payable for –	Amount of fee –	Fee payable to –

1	Places of Worship Registration Act 1855 section 5	Certification of place of meeting for religious worship	F34£35.50	The superintendent registrar

2	Marriage Act 1949 section 27(4)17	F35Recording a notice of marriage—

		(a) where both parties to the proposed marriage are exempt persons within the meaning of section 49 of the Immigration Act 201418	F36£46.50	The superintendent registrar

		(b) in any other case	F37£63.00	The superintendent registrar

3	Marriage Act 1949 section 26(1)(dd)19	Attendance of superintendent registrar other than at that superintendent registrar’s office for purpose of being given notice of marriage—

		(a) of a house-bound person	F38£63.00	The superintendent registrar
		(b) of a detained person	F39£90.50	The superintendent registrar

4	Marriage Act 1949 section 31(5A)20	Application to reduce the 28 day waiting period	F40£73.00	F41The superintendent registrar

5	Marriage Act 1949 section 41(1)	Application for registration of a building for the solemnization of marriages between a man and a woman—

		(a) where the building is already registered under section 43A of the Marriage Act 194921	F42£78.50	The superintendent registrar
		(b) where the building is not already registered under section 43A of the Marriage Act 1949	F43£150.00	The superintendent registrar

6	Marriage Act 1949 section 43A(2)22	Application for registration of a building for the solemnization of marriages of same sex couples where—

		(a) the building is already registered under section 41 of the Marriage Act 194923	F44£78.50	The superintendent registrar
		(b) the building is not already registered under section 41 of the Marriage Act 1949	F45£150.00	The superintendent registrar

7	Marriage Act 1949 sections 41(1) and 43A(2) F46, as modified by regulation 10 of the Marriage of Same Sex Couples (Registration of Buildings and Appointment of Authorised Persons) Regulations 2014	Joint application for the registration of a building for the solemnization of marriages between a man and a woman and of same sex couples24	F47£150.00	The superintendent registrar

8	Marriage Act 1949 section 44(2)(a)	Registrar attending marriage at a registered building	F48£114.50	The registrar

9	Marriage Act 1949 section 45(1)25	Registrar attending marriage at a register office	F49£62.00	The registrar

10	Marriage Act 1949 section 45A(2) and 45A(3)26	Registrar attending marriage—
		(a) at the place where the house-bound person or persons usually resides	F50£108.00	The registrar

		(b) at the place where the detained person or persons usually resides	F51£117.00	The registrar

11	Marriage Act 1949 section 45A(3)	Superintendent registrar attending marriage—

		(a) at the place where the house-bound person or persons usually resides	F52£111.50	The superintendent registrar

		(b) at the place where the detained person or persons usually resides	F53£124.50	The superintendent registrar

F5411A	Marriage Act 1949 section 53D(10)(b)	(a) Standard service for a certified copy of an entry in the marriage register obtained from a registrar	F55£12.50	The registrar

		(b) Priority service for a certified copy of an entry in the marriage register obtained from a registrar	F55£38.50	The registrar


F56. . .	F56. . .	F56. . .	F56. . .	F56. . .

F57. . .	F57. . .	F57. . .	F57. . .	F57. . .

14	Marriage Act 1949 section 64(2)30	General search of indexes of F58the entries in the marriage register and of the of marriage register books kept by superintendent registrars	F55£20.00	The superintendent registrar

F5915	Marriage Act 1949 section 64(2)	(a) Standard service for certified copy of an entry F60in the marriage register or a marriage register book, obtained from a superintendent registrar	F55£12.50	The superintendent registrar

		(b) Priority service for certified copy of an entry F60in the marriage register or a marriage register book, obtained from a superintendent registrar	F55£38.50	The superintendent registrar

16	Marriage Act 1949 section 65(2)31	(a) Standard service for F61a certified copy of an entry in the marriage register or in a certified copy of a marriage register book, obtained from the Registrar General following a search of indexes kept at General Register Office	F55£12.50	The Registrar General

		(b) Priority service for F61a certified copy of an entry in the marriage register or in a certified copy of a marriage register book, obtained from the Registrar General following a search of indexes kept at General Register Office	F55£38.50	The Registrar General

F6216ZA	Registration of Marriages Regulations 2015 regulation 11K	Correction of an error in an entry in a marriage register book (other than an error caused by a registrar when entering particulars in that marriage register book) where an application is made to a superintendent registrar under regulation 11K(1) of the Registration of Marriages Regulations 2015	F55£99.00	The superintendent registrar

16ZB	Registration of Marriages Regulations 2015 regulation 11L	Correction of an error in an entry in the marriage register (other than an error caused by a registrar when entering particulars in the register) where an application is made to a superintendent registrar under regulation 11L(2) of the Registration of Marriages Regulations 2015	F55£99.00	The superintendent registrar

F6316A	Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953 section 13(1)	Registration of name of child or of alteration of name	F55£44.00	The registrar or superintendent registrar having the custody of the register

17	Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953 section 13(2)32	Issue of certificate of baptism where child’s name altered or given	F55£1.50	The person who performed the rite of baptism or who has custody of the baptismal record and who issues the required certificate

F6417A	Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953 sections 29(1) to (3) and 29A and Registration of Births and Deaths Regulations 1987 regulations 55 to 58	A correction to a register of live-births, still-births or deaths, relating to an error caused by a qualified informant concerning a live-birth, still-birth or death when providing information to the registrar of live-births, still-births or deaths, by
		(a) the person with custody of the register	F55£83.00	The person with custody of the register
		(b) the person with custody of the register on the authority of the Registrar General	F55£99.00	The person with custody of the register

18	Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953 section 30(2)33	(a) Standard service for certified copy of entry obtained from the Registrar General following a search of indexes kept at General Register Office	F55£12.50	The Registrar General

		(b) Priority service for certified copy of entry obtained from the Registrar General following a search of indexes kept at General Register Office	F55£38.50	The Registrar General

19	Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953 section 31(2)34	General search of indexes kept by superintendent registrar	F55£20.00	The superintendent registrar

F6520	Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953 section 31(2)	(a) Standard service for certified copy of an entry in the register kept by the superintendent registrar	F55£12.50	The superintendent registrar

		(b) Priority service for certified copy of an entry in the register kept by the superintendent registrar	F55£38.50	The superintendent registrar

21	Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953 section 32	(a) Standard service for certified copy of an entry in registers kept by registrars	F55£12.50	The registrar

		(b) Priority service for certified copy of an entry in registers kept by registrars	F55£38.50	The registrar

22	Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953 section 33(1) M1	(a) Standard service for a short certificate of birth obtained from a registrar or superintendent registrar	F55£12.50	The registrar or superintendent registrar providing the certificate

		(b) Priority service for a short certificate of birth obtained from a registrar or superintendent registrar	F55£38.50	The registrar or superintendent registrar providing the certificate

		(c) Standard service for a short certificate of birth obtained from the Registrar General	F55£12.50	The Registrar General

		(d) Priority service for a short certificate of birth obtained from the Registrar General	F55£38.50	The Registrar General

F6622ZA	Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953 section 33A	(a) Standard service for a short certificate of death obtained from a registrar or superintendent registrar	£12.50	The registrar or superintendent registrar providing the certificate
		(b) Priority service for a short certificate of death obtained from a registrar or superintendent registrar	£38.50	The registrar or superintendent registrar providing the certificate
		(c) Standard service for a short certificate of death obtained from the Registrar General	£12.50	The Registrar General
		(d) Priority service for a short certificate of death obtained from the Registrar General	£38.50	The Registrar General

F6722A	Registration Service Act 1953 section 1(3)	Letter provided by the Registrar General confirming that, on the basis of information provided, no record of a marriage in England and Wales has been found within a 10 year search period	F55£55.00	The Registrar General

22B	Registration Service Act 1953 section 1(3)	Letter provided by the Registrar General confirming that, on the basis of information provided, no record of a civil partnership in England and Wales has been found within a 10 year search period	F55£55.00	The Registrar General

22C	Registration Service Act 1953 section 1(3)	Opinion letter by the Registrar General following consideration of the documents referred to in paragraph 5(1)(e), (f) or (i) of Schedule 3 to the Registration of Marriages Regulations 2015 provided [to a superintendent registrar] as evidence of the ending of a previous marriage or civil partnership	F55£83.00	The superintendent registrar [to which the evidence is provided]

22D	Registration Service Act 1953 section 1(3)	Opinion letter by the Registrar General following consideration of documents supplied to a registration authority under paragraph 4 of Schedule 3 to the Civil Partnership (Registration Provisions) Regulations 2005 as evidence of the ending of a previous civil partnership or marriage	F55£83.00	The registration authority to which the evidence is supplied

23	Marriage (Registrar General’s Licence) Act 1970 section 2(2)37	Entry of notice of marriage to be solemnized on the authority of the Registrar General’s licence	F68£4.50	The superintendent registrar

24	Marriage (Registrar General’s Licence) Act 1970 section 7	Issue of Registrar General’s licence for marriage to be solemnized on the authority of that licence	F69£20.00	The Registrar General

25	Marriage (Registrar General’s Licence) Act 1970 section 10(2)	Attendance at a marriage solemnized on the authority of the Registrar General’s licence by—

		(a) a registrar	F70£3.00	The registrar

		(b) a superintendent registrar	F71£3.00	The superintendent registrar

F7225A	Local Government Act 1972 section 111(1)	Opinion letter by a superintendent registrar following consideration of the documents referred to in paragraph 5(1)(e), (f) or (i) of Schedule 3 to the Registration of Marriages Regulations 2015 provided as evidence of the ending of a previous marriage or civil partnership	F55£55.00	The superintendent registrar

25B	Local Government Act 1972 section 111(1)	Opinion letter by a registration authority following consideration of documents supplied to a registration authority under paragraph 4 of Schedule 3 to the Civil Partnership (Registration Provisions) Regulations 2005 as evidence of the ending of a previous civil partnership or marriage	F55£55.00	The registration authority

26	Civil Partnership Act 2004 section 2(1)(a)38	Attendance of the civil partnership registrar in whose presence the Registrar General’s licence is signed	F55£2.50	The registration authority which designated that individual a civil partnership registrar

27	Civil Partnership Act 2004 section 2(1)(a) and section 18(3)39	Attendance of the civil partnership registrar for the purpose of signing the civil partnership schedule under the procedure for house-bound persons	F73£108.00	The registration authority which designated that individual a civil partnership registrar

28	Civil Partnership Act 2004 section 2(1)(a) and section 19(3)40	Attendance of the civil partnership registrar for the purpose of signing the civil partnership schedule under the procedure for detained persons	F74£117.00	The registration authority which designated that individual a civil partnership registrar

29	Civil Partnership Act 2004 section 2(3)(b)41	Signing by the civil partnership registrar of the civil partnership schedule	F75£62.00	The registration authority which designated that individual a civil partnership registrar

30	Civil Partnership Act 2004 section 8(3)	Attestation by an authorised person42 of the necessary declaration at a place provided by the registration authority –		The registration authority43 to which a notice of proposed civil partnership is given

		(a) where both parties to the proposed civil partnership are exempt persons within the meaning of section 49 of the Immigration Act 2014	F76£46.50

		(b) in any other case	F77£63.00

31	Civil Partnership Act 2004 section 8(3) and section 18(3)	Attendance of an authorised person at a place other than one provided by the registration authority, for the purpose of attesting the necessary declaration under the procedure for house-bound persons	F78£63.00	The registration authority to which the notice is given

32	Civil Partnership Act 2004 section 8(3) and section 19(3)	Attendance of an authorised person at a place other than one provided by the registration authority, for the purpose of attesting the necessary declaration under the procedure for detained persons	F79£90.50	The registration authority to which the notice is given

33	Civil Partnership Act 2004 sections 8(3) and 21(3)	Attestation by an authorised person of the necessary declaration under the special procedure	F80£4.50	The registration authority to which the notice is given

34	Civil Partnership Act 2004 section 12(1)44	Application to shorten the waiting period in relation to a notice of proposed civil partnership45	F81£73.00	F82The registration authority

35	Civil Partnership Act 2004 section 25(2)	Issue of Registrar General’s licence	F83£20.00	The Registrar General

F8436	Civil Partnership (Registration Provisions) Regulations 2005 regulation 13(2)	(a) Standard service for a certified copy F85... of an entry in the civil partnership register issued by the Registrar General	F55£12.50	The Registrar General

		(b) Priority service for a certified copy F85... of an entry in the civil partnership register obtained from the Registrar General	F86£46.50	The Registrar General

F8737	Civil Partnership (Registration Provisions) Regulations 2005 regulation 14(2)	(a) Standard service for a certified copy F88... of an entry in the civil partnership register issued by a registration authority	F55£12.50	The registration authority

		(b) Priority service for a certified copy F89of an entry in the civil partnership register issued by a registration authority	F55£38.50	The registration authority

F9037A	Civil Partnership (Registration Provisions) Regulations 2005 regulation 20	A correction to an entry in the civil partnership register, other than a correction relating to an error caused by the registration authority when information was recorded in the register	F55£99.00	The registration authority

38	Civil Partnership (Registration Abroad and Certificates) Order 2005 article 17(1) and (2)49	On giving the required notice50 to a registration authority for an application for a certificate of no impediment	F55£38.50	The registration authority

39	Presumption of Death Act 2013 paragraph 3(2) of Schedule 1	Certified copy of an entry in the Register of Presumed Deaths	F55£12.50	The Registrar General

40	The Marriage of Same Sex Couples (Conversion of Civil Partnership) Regulations 201451 regulation 6	Conversion of civil partnership in accordance with the standard procedure	F91£55.00	The superintendent registrar

41	The Marriage of Same Sex Couples (Conversion of Civil Partnership) Regulations 2014 regulation 7	Conversion of civil partnership in accordance with the procedure for housebound persons	F92£120.00	The superintendent registrar

42	The Marriage of Same Sex Couples (Conversion of Civil Partnership) Regulations 2014 regulation 8	Conversion of civil partnership in accordance with the procedure for detained persons	F93£142.00	The superintendent registrar

43	The Marriage of Same Sex Couples (Conversion of Civil Partnership) Regulations 2014 regulation 9	Conversion of civil partnership in accordance with the special procedure	F94£20.00	The superintendent registrar

44	The Marriage of Same Sex Couples (Conversion of Civil Partnership) Regulations 2014 regulations 10 and 1152	The first stage of the procedure for conversion of civil partnership in accordance with the two stage procedure for conversion on secular premises53	F95£33.00	The superintendent registrar to whom the information is given

45	The Marriage of Same Sex Couples (Conversion of Civil Partnership) Regulations 2014 regulations 10 and 1254	Conversion of civil partnership in accordance with the two stage procedure for conversion on religious premises55—

		(a) for the first stage of the procedure56	F96£33.00	The superintendent registrar to whom the information is given

		(b) for the second stage of the procedure 57	F97£111.50	The superintendent registrar in whose registration district the conversion is taking place

F98. . .	F98. . .	F98. . .	F98. . .	F98. . .

F9947	The Marriage of Same Sex Couples (Conversion of Civil Partnership) Regulations 2014 regulation 23(2)	(a) Standard service for a certified copy of an entry relating to a marriage in the conversion register issued by the Registrar General	F55£12.50	The Registrar General
		(b) Priority service for a certified copy of an entry relating to a marriage in the conversion register issued by the Registrar General	F55£38.50	The Registrar General
F10048	The Marriage of Same Sex Couples (Conversion of Civil Partnership) Regulations 2014 regulation 24(2)M2	(a) Standard service for a certified copy of an entry relating to a marriage in the conversion register issued by the superintendent registrar	F55£12.50	The superintendent registrar
		(b) Priority service for a certified copy of an entry relating to a marriage in the conversion register issued by the superintendent registrar	F55£38.50	The superintendent registrar

F10148A	The Marriage of Same Sex Couples (Conversion of Civil Partnership) Regulations 2014 regulation 28(c)	Correction of an entry in the conversion register, other than a correction relating to an error caused by the superintendent registrar when information was recorded in the register	£99.00	The superintendent registrar

F10249	The Gender Recognition Register (Marriage and Civil Partnership) Regulations 2015 regulation 13M3	(a) Standard service for a certified copy of an entry made in Gender Recognition Marriage Register	F55£12.50	The Registrar General
		(b) Priority service for a certified copy of an entry made in Gender Recognition Marriage Register	F55£38.50	The Registrar General
50	The Gender Recognition Register (Marriage and Civil Partnership) Regulations 2015 regulation 18	(a) Standard service for a certified copy of an entry made in the Gender Recognition Civil Partnership Register	F55£12.50	The Registrar General
		(b) Priority service for a certified copy of an entry made in the Gender Recognition Civil Partnership Register	F55£38.50	The Registrar General

F10351	The Births, Deaths, Marriages and Civil Partnerships Records Regulations 2016 regulations 2, 3 and 4	(a) Where the entry is a copy of a record (in electronic format) which is held in a digital format—
		(i) a copy of a record, in electronic format, of information contained in the Registrar General’s certified copies of entries in the birth register, the death register and marriage register books and copies of entries in the conversion register, or in the entries in the marriage register	£8.00	The Registrar General
		(ii) a copy of a record, through the online view service, of information contained in the Registrar General’s certified copies of entries in the birth register, the death register and marriage register books	£3.00	The Registrar General

SCHEDULE 2REVOCATIONS AND AMENDMENTS

Regulation 4

PART 1Revocations

1.

The instruments specified in column 1 of the table below, with the reference in the corresponding entry in column 2 of that table, are revoked.

Table

Column 1 Instrument title	Column 2 Reference
The Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Fees) Order 2010	2010/441
The Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Fees) (Amendment) Order 2012	2012/760
The Register of Presumed Deaths (Fees) Regulations 2014	2014/2386
The Registration of Civil Partnerships (Fees) Order 2014	2014/1789
The Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Fees) (Amendment) Order 2014	2014/1790
The Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages and Registration of Civil Partnerships (Fees) (Amendment) Order 2015	2015/117

PART 2Amendments

The Marriage of Same Sex Couples (Registration of Buildings and Appointment of Authorised Persons) Regulations 2014

2. (1)

The Marriage of Same Sex Couples (Registration of Buildings and Appointment of Authorised Persons) Regulations 201458 are amended as follows.

(2)

In regulation 2 (interpretation), before the entry for “registered building” insert—

““appropriate fee” means the fee payable by virtue of regulations made under section 71A of the Marriage Act 1949;”.

(3)

For regulation 4(2)(d) (application for registration of a building) substitute—

“(d)
pay the appropriate fee to the superintendent registrar.”

(4)

For regulation 10(2)(b) (modification of procedure for joint applications under section 41 and section 43A), substitute—

“(b)
the applicant must pay the fee payable by virtue of regulations made under section 71A of the Act for a joint application made under section 41(1) and 43A of the Act, but the fee under regulation 4(2)(d) does not apply.”.

The Marriage of Same Sex Couples (Conversion of Civil Partnership) Regulations 2014

3. (1)

The Marriage of Same Sex Couples (Conversion of Civil Partnership) Regulations 2014 are amended as follows.

(2)

In regulation 2 (interpretation), before the entry for “authorised person” insert—

““appropriate fee” means the fee set out in the Registration of Births, Deaths, Marriages and Civil Partnerships (Fees) Regulations 2016;”.

(3)

For regulation 6(1)(d) (standard procedure for conversion) substitute—

“(d)
the parties must pay the appropriate fee to the superintendent registrar.”

(4)

For regulation 7(3)(e) (procedure for housebound persons) substitute—

“(e)
the parties must pay the appropriate fee to the superintendent registrar.”

(5)

For regulation 8(3)(e) (procedure for detained persons) substitute—

“(e)
the parties must pay the appropriate fee to the superintendent registrar.”

(6)

For regulation 9(2)(c) (the special procedure) substitute—

“(c)
pay the appropriate fee to the superintendent registrar.”

(7)

In regulation 10(2)(d) (the two stage procedure), for “fee of £27.00” substitute “appropriate fee”.

(a)

For regulation 11(5) (conversion on secular premises) substitute—

“(5)
The fee for a conversion on secular premises referred to in paragraph (2)(a) and (3)—
(a)
is payable to the superintendent registrar of the registration district in which the conversion is to take place; and
(b)
is of an amount to be determined by the authority as reasonably representing all the costs to it of providing a superintendent registrar to attend at the conversion.”

(8)

In regulation 12 (conversion on religious premises)—

(a)

in paragraph 12(2)(a) before “fee for a conversion” insert “appropriate”;

(b)

in paragraph (3) before “fee” insert “appropriate”; and

(c)

omit paragraph (4).

(9)

Omit regulations 15 (waiver of fees) and 16.

(10)

In regulation 18(4) (duty to register marriage resulting from conversion), for “a fee of £4.00” substitute “the appropriate fee”.

(11)

In regulation 23(2) (searches of indexes of conversion records kept by the Registrar General and issue of copies), for “fee of £9.25” substitute “appropriate fee”.

(12)

In regulation 24(2) (searches of indexes of conversion records kept by the superintendent registrar and issue of copies), for “fee of £10.00” substitute “appropriate fee”.

The Registration of Marriages Regulations 2015

4.

In regulation 9(5) of the Registration of Marriages Regulations 201559, for “an order under section 31(5F) of the Act”, substitute “regulations made under section 71A of the Act”.