Statutory Instruments
2003 No. 645 (L. 12)
FAMILY PROCEEDINGS
SUPREME COURT OF ENGLAND AND WALES
COUNTY COURTS, ENGLAND AND WALES
The Family Proceedings Fees (Amendment) Order 2003
Made
7th March 2003
Laid before Parliament
11th March 2003
Coming into force
1st April 2003
The Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 41 of the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984( 1 ) and section 415 of the Insolvency Act 1986( 2 ), with the concurrence of the Treasury under section 41 of the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984, and with the sanction of the Treasury under section 415(1) of the Insolvency Act 1986, makes the following Order.
Citation, commencement and interpretation
1. This Order may be cited as the Family Proceedings Fees (Amendment) Order 2003 and shall come into force on 1st April 2003.
2. In this Order a fee or column referred to by number means the fee or column so numbered in Schedule 1 to the Family Proceedings Fees Order 1999( 3 ).
Amendments to the Family Proceedings Fees Order 1999
3. In column 2 of fee 1.1, for “£120”, substitute “£130”.
4. In column 2 of fee 1.2, for “£150”, substitute “£180”.
5. In column 2 of fee 1.3, for “£40”, substitute “£60”.
6. In column 2 of fees 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 2.8, 2.9, 2.10, 2.11 and 2.12, for “£80”, wherever it occurs, substitute “£90”.
7. In column 2 of fee 4.4, for “£80”, substitute “£120”.
8. In column 2 of fee 8.1, for “£80”, substitute “£100”.
9. In column 2 of fee 8.2, for “£130”, substitute “£160”.
10. For fee 8.4, substitute—
| “ Column 1 | Column 2 |
|---|---|
| Number and description of fee | Amount of fee |
|
8.4. On an appeal against a decision made in detailed assessment proceedings |
£100 ” . |
11. In column 2 of fee 8.5, for “£20”, substitute “£30”.
12. After fee 8.5 insert—
| “ Column 1 | Column 2 |
|---|---|
| Number and description of fee | Column 2 Amount of fee |
|
8.6. On an application to set aside a default costs certificate |
£60 ” . |
13. In column 2 of fee 11.1, for “£10”, substitute “£20”.
14. In column 2 of fee 12.1(a), for “£25”, substitute “£30”.
15. In column 2 of fee 12.1(b), for “£45”, substitute “£50”.
16. In column 2 of fee 12.5, for “£80”, substitute “£90”.
17. In column 2 of fee 12.6, for “£80”, substitute “£90”.
18. In column 2 of fee 12.7, for “£50”, substitute “£60”.
19. In column 2 of fee 14.1, for “£20”, substitute “£30”.
20. In column 2 of fee 14.4, for “£80”, substitute “£90”.
Irvine of Lairg, C.
3rd March 2003
We concur,
Jim Fitzpatrick
Nick Ainger
Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury
7th March 2003