Public Record Office (Fees) Regulations 1992

JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
CitationSI 1992/3072
Year1992

1992 No. 3072

PUBLIC RECORDS

The Public Record Office (Fees) Regulations 1992

Made 4th December 1992

Coming into force 1st January 1993

The Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 2(5) of the Public Records Act 19581and with the concurrence of the Treasury, hereby makes the following Regulations:

S-1 These Regulations may be cited as the Public Record Office...

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Public Record Office (Fees) Regulations 1992 and shall come into force on 1st January 1993.

S-2 Subject to the following provision, the fees to be charged for...

2.—(1) Subject to the following provision, the fees to be charged for the authentica tion of copies of or extracts from records under the charge of the Keeper of Public Records and for other services afforded by officers of the Public Record Office shall be those set out in column A of the Schedule to these Regulations in place of those set out, where these are at present applicable, in column B.

(2) The Keeper of Public Records may remit a fee where the service performed by him is likely to include any research in consequence of a postal inquiry or has been or is likely to be exceptionally simple.

S-3 The Public Record Office (Fees) Regulations 1990 are hereby...

3. The Public Record Office (Fees) Regulations 19902are hereby revoked.

Mackay of Clashfern, C.

Dated 1st December 1992

Tim Wood

Greg Knight

Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury

Dated 4th December 1992

SCHEDULE

SCHEDULE

Column A

Column B

Item

New Fee

Old Fee

£

£

1. Authentication of copies of records

For the authentication of a copy of a record or of an extract from a record, in addition to the charge for the copy, for each sheet

4.00

4.00

2. Attendance at a court

For attendance by an officer of the Public Record Office at any court, in addition to the actual travelling expenses properly incurred, for each day or part of a day

170.21

148.00

3. Research

For any piece of Census research among the Census records in the Public Record Office undertaken in consequence of a postal inquiry

10.00

10.00

For the following services on demand:

4. Supervision of camera crews and outside photographers

For the supervision by an officer of the Public Record Office for each hour or part of an hour

(i) of camera crews filming

28.00

22.00

(ii) of photographers

16.00

5.1. Preparation of records for exhibition

For the preparation of records for display at exhibitions outside the Public Record Office)enrule;

(i) For documents up to 851 mm by 603 mm

23.10

21.00

(ii) For documents larger than 851 mm by 603 mm and up to 1142 mm by 837 mm

36.30

33.00

(iii) For documents larger than 1142 mm by 837 mm and up to 1676 mm by 1142 mm

51.70

47.00

(iv) For documents larger than 1676 mm by 1142 mm, for each additional 300 mm or part of 300 mm on either dimension

1.30

1.15

5.2. For the making of perspex or other special mounts, in addition to the actual costs of material properly incurred, for each hour of staff time

19.80

18.00

5.3. For the repair of documents to a standard appropriate for exhibition or reproduction, in addition to the costs of preparing them for display, for each hour of staff time

19.80

18.00

6.1. Seals

For the making of casts of seals from an existing rubber mould, for each side of the seal—

(i) Seals up to 50 mm in diameter

Resin

30.25

27.50

Wax

42.35

38.50

(ii) Seals larger than 50 mm and up to 100 mm in diameter

Resin

30.80

28.00

Wax

44.55

40.50

(iii) Seals larger than 100 mm in diameter

Resin

31.35

28.50

Wax

47.85

43.50

6.2. For the making of casts of seals for which no rubber mould exists, for each side of the seal—

(i) Seals up to 50 mm in diameter

Resin

81.95

74.50

Wax

93.50

85.00

(ii) Seals larger than 50 mm and up to 100 mm in diameter

Resin

86.35

78.50

Wax

99.55

90.50

(iii) Seals larger than 100 mm in diameter

Resin

89.10

81.00

Wax

106.00

96.30

7.1. Microfilms of records

For 35 mm silver duplicate microfilm of records, where there is no existing negative film—

(i) at a rate of 120 frames per hour

Per exposure

0.44

0.24

(ii) at a rate of less than 120 frames per hour

Per hour

52.80

Minimum charge

38.00

24.00

7.2. For 35 mm silver duplicate microfilm of records, where there is no existing negative film, supplied for commercial purposes

(i) at a rate of 120 frames per hour

Per exposure

0.60

0.34

(ii) at a rate of less than 120 frames per hour

Per hour

72.00

Minimum charge

60.00

34.00

7.3. For 35 mm silver duplicate microfilm from existing negative film

(i) For each reel of 30.5 m of consecutive frames

46.00

40.00

(ii) For each run of consecutive frames

Per metre

1.90

Minimum charge

22.00

20.00

(iii) Where supplied for commercial purposes, for each reel of 30.5 m of consecutive frames

200.00

140.00

(iv) Where supplied for commercial purposes, for each run of consecutive frames

Per metre

6.70

Minimum charge

79.00

68.00

7.4. For 35 mm diazo duplicate microfilm from existing negative film

(i) For each reel of 30.5 m of consecutive frames

27.60

24.00

(ii) For each run of consecutive frames

Per metre

1.15

Minimum charge

14.00

12.00

8.1. Microfiche copies of records

For diazo microfiche of records, where there is no existing negative microfiche

Per frame

0.14

Minimum charge

13.40

8.2. For diazo microfiche of records, where there is no existing negative microfiche, supplied for commercial purposes

Per frame

0.21

Minimum charge

20.50

8.3. For diazo duplicate microfiche from existing masters

Per fiche

2.65

8.4. For diazo duplicate microfiche supplied for commercial purposes, from existing masters

Per fiche

9.20

9.1. Electrostatic copies of records

For direct copies from original documents

A3 sheet per print

0.31

0.26

A2 sheet per print

0.52

0.44

9.2. For prints from existing microfilm

Per print

0.59

0.50

9.3. For prints from microfilm where no negative exists—

(i) Filmed at a rate of 18 frames per hour or more

Per print

2.35

(ii) Filmed at a rate of less than 18 frames per hour

Per hour

42.30

9.4. For prints from existing microfilm (self-service)

Per print

0.25

0.26

10. Bromide prints from microfilm

For bromide prints from microfilm

(i) 8...

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