The Parochial Fees (Amendment) Order 2023

Prescribed fees: amendment

2.—(1) In article 6 of the Parochial Fees and Scheduled Matters Amending Order 2019(1) (prescribed fees), in paragraph (3) (determination of fees for each calendar year), for sub-paragraph (a) (but not the following “and”) substitute—

(a)increased by the lower of—

(i)the percentage by which the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) for August in Year A is greater than that for August in the calendar year preceding Year A, and

(ii)5%,.

(2) The amendment made by paragraph (1) applies only to parochial fees incurred in respect of a matter occurring—

(a)after the commencement of this Order, and

(b)before the end of 2024.

(3) In its application to the calendar year 2024, article 6 of the Parochial Fees and Scheduled Matters Amending Order (as amended by paragraph (1) of this article) is to have effect as if the first reference in paragraph (3) to Year A (which, in that case, is the calendar year 2023) were a reference to the part of Year A occurring after the commencement of this Order.