Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland
REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS, DEATHS, MARRIAGES AND CIVIL PARTNERSHIPS
Made
4th November 2005
Laid before Parliament under paragraph 7(3) of the Schedule to the Northern Ireland Act 2000
Coming into operation
5th December 2005
The Department of Finance and Personnel, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by Article 47(1) and (2) of the Births and Deaths Registration (Northern Ireland) Order 1976(1), Articles 3(3)(b), 19(1)(a), 35(3), 36(1)(b) and (3) and 37 of the Marriage (Northern Ireland) Order 2003(2), and Section 157(1) of the Civil Partnership Act 2004(3) and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:
1.—(1) This order may be cited as the Births, Deaths, Marriages and Civil Partnerships (Fees) Order (Northern Ireland) 2005 and shall come into operation on 5th December 2005.
(2) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954(4) shall apply to this Order as it applies to an Act of the Assembly.
2. The fee payable under a statutory provision specified in column 1 of the Schedule in respect of the matter specified in relation to it in column 2 shall be the fee specified in relation to it in column 3.
3. The Births, Deaths and Marriages (Fees) Order (Northern Ireland) 2003(5) is hereby revoked.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance and Personnel on 4th November 2005
L.S.
T. N. Caven
A senior officer of the
Department of Finance and Personnel
Article 2
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Statutory Provision | Service | New Fee | Old Fee |
| £ p | £ p | ||
| Births and Deaths Registration (Northern Ireland) Order 1976 (N.I. 14) | |||
| Article 34(3) and (4) | General search of indexes (to include 4 verifications) | 10.00 (2.50 for each further verification) | 9.00 (2.00 for each further verification) |
| Particular search | 5.50 | 5.00 | |
| Certified copy of any entry in a register | 5.50 | 5.00 | |
| Article 37(5) | Entering, under Article 37(2), baptismal or other name (given after registration of birth) | 13.00 | 13.00 |
| Recording under Article 37(3) or (4), change of name or surname | 28.00 (14.00 for second or subsequent members of the family) | 27.50 (13.50 for second or subsequent members of the family) | |
| Article 38 | Search in a register in a registrar’s office | 5.50 | 5.00 |
| Certified copy of entry in a register | 5.50 | 5.00 | |
| Article 40 | Short Birth Certificate: | ||
| First copy issued at time of registration of the birth | Nil | Nil | |
| Particular search | 5.50 | 5.00 | |
| Any copy issued thereafter | 5.50 | 5.00 | |
| Article 42(1) | For the purposes of the Enactments specified in Schedule 1 to that Order but not the Industrial Assurance (Northern Ireland) Order 1979 (N.I. 13) or Friendly Societies Act 1974 (c. 46) | ||
| Certified copy of an entry | 5.50 | 5.00 | |
| For the purposes of the Industrial Assurance (Northern Ireland) Order 1979 and the Friendly Societies Act 1974 | |||
| Certified copy of an entry | 5.50 | 5.00 | |
| Article 42(3) | Furnishing information for the purposes of any enactment specified in Schedule 1 to that Order | 5.50 | 5.00 |
| Marriage (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 (N.I. 3) | |||
| Article 3(3)(b) | Marriage notice | 15.00 | 15.00 |
| Article 19(1)(a) | Solemnisation of a civil marriage | 25.00 | 20.00 |
| Article 35(3)(a) | Search of indexes | 5.50 | 5.00 |
| Article 35(3)(b) | Document relating to an entry in a marriage registration record | 5.50 | 5.00 |
| Article 36 | Document relating to the registration of marriages for the purposes of any prescribed statutory provision | 5.50 | 5.00 |
| Article 37 | General search of indexes (to include 4 verifications) | 10.00 (2.50 for each further verification) | 9.00 (2.00 for each further verification) |
| Article 37 | Attendance by the registrar at his Office on Monday-Friday after 5pm or Saturdays 9am-5pm for the purpose of solemnising a civil marriage | 87.00 | 73.00 |
| Article 37 | Attendance by the registrar at his Office on a Sunday, a Bank Holiday or a Saturday after 5pm for the purpose of solemnising a civil marriage. | 125.00 | 106.00 |
| Civil Partnership Act 2004 (2004 c. 33) | |||
| Section 139(2)(b) | Civil Partnership notice | 15.00 | ---- |
| Section 155(3)(a) | Search of indexes | 5.50 | ---- |
| Section 155(3)(b) | Document relating to an entry in a civil partnership registration record | 5.50 | ---- |
| Section 156(1) | Document relating to the registration of civil partnerships for the purposes of any prescribed statutory provision | 5.50 | ---- |
| Section 157(1)(b) | Registration of a civil partnership | 25.00 | ---- |
| Section 157(1)(b) | General search of indexes (to include 4 verifications) | 10.00 (2.50 for each further verification) | ---- |
| Section 157(1)(b) | Attendance by the registrar at his Office on Monday-Friday after 5pm or Saturdays 9am-5pm for the purpose of registering a civil partnership | 87.00 | ---- |
| Section 157(1)(b) | Attendance by the registrar at his Office on a Sunday, a Bank Holiday or a Saturday after 5pm for the purpose of registering a civil partnership. | 125.00 | ----- |
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order provides for the increase of various fees payable under the Births and Deaths Registration (Northern Ireland) Order 1976 relating to the registration of births and deaths. It also provides for the increase of various fees payable under the Marriage (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 relating to giving notice for intended marriage, the solemnisation of civil marriage and providing marriage certificates. It also provides for the various new fees payable under the Civil Partnership Act 2004 relating to giving notice for intended civil partnership, the registration of civil partnership and providing civil partnership certificates.
This Order revokes and replaces the Births, Deaths and Marriages (Fees) Order (Northern Ireland) 2003.
S.I. 1976/1041 (N.I. 14) as amended by paragraph 20 of Schedule 1 to S.I. 1999/663
S.I. 2003/413 (N.I. 3)