Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980

ATTENDANCE

On a justice, to view deserted premises in order to affix notice or to give possession thereof, or to view a highway, bridge or nuisance

CASE FOR THE OPINION OF HIGH COURT (s. 111 of this Act)

Drawing case, copies, taking recognizance as required by s. 114 of this Act and enlargements and renewals thereof (composite fee), where the application to state a case is made on or after 1st April 1992

Certificate of refusal of case, where the application is so made

CERTIFICATE

Every certificate not otherwise charged

CHILD SUPPORT ACT 1991

M3Application for a liability order (each child)

NOTE: This fee is payable on the making of the application.

Paternity application (each child) (sections 20 and 27 of the Act F3)

Appeal against a deduction from earnings order

Complaint or application and summons

Warrant of arrest

Commitment order

NOTE: The fee for a commitment order is payable on the making of the order.

COMMUNITY CHARGE/COUNCIL TAX/RATES

Orders

Application for a liability order (each defendant)

NOTE: This fee is payable on the making of the application.

Commitment

Complaint (or application) and summons

Warrant of arrest

Commitment order

NOTE: The fee for a commitment order is payable on the making of the order.

COPY

First photocopy or 90 word folio of any document

Each folio of succeeding 90 words

Each additional photocopy

NOTE: No fee shall be charged in pursuance hereof for a copy of a summons, of an order or of a warrant in a case in which, as hereafter provided, a fee is authorised for the summons, the order or, as the case may be, the warrant and a copy thereof. For the purposes hereof, a reference to a photocopy includes a reference to any other facsimile copy, however made.

DUPLICATE

For the duplicate of any document

FAMILY PROCEEDINGS

Applications under Parts I or II of the Children Act 1989 M4, [F4section 30 of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990], Part I of the Domestic Proceedings and Magistrates’ Courts Act 1978 M5, except under section 16 of that Act for the protection of a spouse or child from violence, the Adoption Act 1976 M6, except under section 21 of that Act, and all applications for financial orders (excluding applications to vary or discharge such orders or in respect of claims for maintenance or maintenance orders made to the benefit of, or against, a person residing outside the United Kingdom)

Applications under section 31 (care or supervision order), 36 (education supervision order) or 43 (child assessment order) of the Children Act 1989

Applications

(a)to vary, extend or discharge an order;

(b)for contact or refusal of contact with a child in care, to change a child’s surname   or remove the child from the jurisdiction; and

(c)under section 21 of the Adoption Act 1976

Applications under Part X (affecting the registration of a child minder or day carer including appeals against cancellation or varying the conditions of the registration) of, and paragraph 8(1) of Schedule 8 (appeals concerning foster parenting) to, the Children Act 1989

NOTE: When an application requires the leave of the court, the relevant fee applies where leave is sought but no further fee may be charged if leave is granted and the application is made.

LICENCES

For every licence, consent or authority not otherwise provided for, to include registration when necessary

Application for the revocation of a licence not otherwise provided for

OATHS

Attestation of constable

Every oath, affirmation or solemn declaration not otherwise charged (no fee is payable for the swearing in of witnesses in civil proceedings or in any case where an Act of Parliament directs that no fee shall be taken)

OTHER CIVIL PROCEEDINGS

Complaint or application

Summons and copy

Order and copy

Warrant and copy

WARRANT OF ENTRY

Application for a warrant of entry