SCHEDULE
TABLE OF PAROCHIAL FEES
PART I
Col. 1 |
Col. 2 |
Col. 3 |
|
Fee payable to incumbent |
Fee payable to Parochial Church Council |
Total Fees Payable |
|
£.p |
£.p |
£.p |
|
BAPTISMS | |||
Certificate issued at time of baptism |
7.00 |
— |
7.00 |
Short certificate of baptism given under section 2 Baptismal Registers Measure 19614 |
5.00 |
— |
5.00 |
MARRIAGES | |||
Publication of banns of marriage |
8.00 |
4.00 |
12.00 |
Certificate of banns issued at time of publication |
7.00 |
— |
7.00 |
Marriage service |
52.00 |
62.00 |
114.00 |
FUNERALS AND BURIALS | |||
A. Service in church | |||
Funeral service in church |
31.00 |
26.00 |
57.00 |
Burial in new grave in churchyard following on from service in church |
— |
104.00 |
104.00 |
Burial in existing grave in churchyard following on from service in church |
— |
52.00 |
52.00 |
Burial in cemetery or cremation following on from service in church |
— |
— |
NIL |
Burial of body in new grave in churchyard on separate occasion |
21.00 |
104.00 |
125.00 |
Burial of body in existing grave in churchyard on separate occassion |
21.00 |
52.00 |
73.00 |
Burial of cremated remains in churchyard on separate occasion |
21.00 |
31.00 |
52.00 |
Burial in cemetery on separate occasion |
21.00 |
— |
21.00 |
B. No service in church | |||
Service in crematorium or cemetery |
57.00 |
— |
57.00 |
Burial of body in new grave in churchyard |
21.00 |
104.00 |
125.00 |
Burial of body in existing grave in churchyard |
21.00 |
52.00 |
73.00 |
Burial of cremated remains in churchyard |
21.00 |
31.00 |
52.00 |
C. Certificate issued at time of burial |
7.00 |
— |
7.00 |
MONUMENTS IN CHURCHYARDS | |||
Erected with consent of incumbent under Chancellor’s general directions— | |||
Small cross of wood (*) |
3.00 |
7.00 |
10.00 |
Small vase not exceeding 12" x 8" x 8" (approx. 300mm x 200mm x 200mm) (*) |
7.00 |
15.00 |
22.00 |
Tablet, erected horizontally or vertically and not exceeding 21" x 21" (approx. 525mm x 525mm), commemorating person cremated (*) |
12.00 |
26.00 |
38.00 |
Any other monument (*) |
29.00 |
59.00 |
88.00 |
Additional inscription on exising monument |
21.00 |
— |
21.00 |
SEARCHES IN CHURCH REGISTERS, ETC. | |||
Searching registers of marriages for period before 1st July 1837 | |||
(for up to one hour) |
7.00 |
4.00 |
11.00 |
(for each subsequent hour or part of an hour) |
5.00 |
4.00 |
9.00 |
Searching registers of baptisms or burials (including provision of one copy of any entry therein) | |||
(for up to one hour) |
7.00 |
4.00 |
11.00 |
(for each subsequent hour or part of an hour) |
5.00 |
4.00 |
9.00 |
Each additional copy of an entry in a register of baptisms or burials |
7.00 |
4.00 |
11.00 |
Inspection of instrument of apportionment or agreement for exchange of land for tithes deposited under Tithe Act 18365 |
5.00 |
— |
5.00 |
Furnishing copies of above (for every 72 words) |
5.00 |
— |
5.00 |
PART II
1. Burial on a separate occassion
In relation to the fee for a burial in a churchyard “on a separate occasion” means on any occasion other than following on from a service in church, for example, the interment of cremated remains.
2. Burial of infant
No fee is payable in respect of the burial of a still-born infant, or for the funeral or burial of an infant dying within the period of one year after birth.
3. Funeral service
If a full service is held at the graveside the incumbent’s fee is increased to that payable where the service is held in church.
4. Burial of cremated remains
Where burial takes place in a grave or vault already containing the body or cremated remains of a close relative of the deceased, there shall be no fee payable to the Parochial Church Council. For the purposes of this paragraph, “close relative” includes spouse, parent, child or sibling.
Where cremated remains are buried in or under a church or in a closed churchyard, the fees payable to the incumbent and the Parochial Church Council are:
(i) where burial is authorised by a general faculty, the same as those laid down in Part I of this Schedule for burial in a churchyard;
(ii) where burial is authorised by a general faculty, such sums as may be determined by the Chancellor, who shall specify the person or persons entitled to receive them.
5. Monuments in churchyards
The fees marked (*) include fees for the original inscription.
Where a monument in a churchyard is erected or an additional inscription on a monument is madeunder the authority of a particular faculty, the fees payable to the incumbent and the Parochial Church Council or either of them shall be such sums as may be determined by the Chancellor who shall specify the person or persons entitled to receive them.
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