The Registration of Civil Partnerships (Fees) Order 2005

JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
CitationSI 2005/1996

2005 No. 1996

CIVIL PARTNERSHIP, ENGLAND AND WALES

The Registration of Civil Partnerships (Fees) Order 2005

Made 19th July 2005

Laid before Parliament 20th July 2005

Coming into force 5th December 2005

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 34(1) and 36(4) of the Civil Partnership Act 20041and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:

S-1 Citation and commencement

Citation and commencement

1. This Order may be cited as the Registration of Civil Partnerships (Fees) Order 2005 and shall come into force on 5th December 2005.

S-2 Fees payable

Fees payable

2. In respect of the matters set out in the first column of the Schedule to this Order, the fee specified in the second column shall be payable to the person specified in the third column.

John Healey

Financial Secretary to the Treasury HM Treasury

HM

19th July 2005

SCHEDULE

article 2

SCHEDULE

Matter for which fee payable

Fee

Payable to

1. Attestation by an authorised person2of the necessary declaration3

£30.00

The registration authority to which the notice is given

2. Attendance of an authorised person at a place other than one provided by the registration authority, for the purpose of attesting the necessary declaration in accordance with the procedures for house-bound and detained persons4

£47.00

The registration authority to which the notice is given

3. Attestation by an authorised person of the necessary declaration under the special procedure5

£3.00

The registration authority to which the notice is given

4. Application to shorten the waiting period6

£28.00

The Registrar General or the registration authority exercising his power, as the case may be

5. Issue of Registrar General’s licence

£15.00

The Registrar General

6. Signing by the civil partnership registrar7of the civil partnership schedule8

£40.00

The registration authority which designated that individual a civil partnership registrar

7. Attendance of the civil partnership registrar for the purpose of signing the civil partnership schedule in accordance with the procedures for house-bound and detained persons

£47.00

The registration authority which designated that individual a civil partnership registrar

8. Attendance of the civil partnership registrar in whose presence the Registrar General’s licence is signed

£2.00

The registration authority which designated that individual a civil partnership registrar

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