Statutory Instruments

2004 No. 2100 (L. 13 )

SUPREME COURT OF ENGLAND AND WALES

The Supreme Court Fees (Amendment) Order 2004

Made

4th August 2004

Laid before Parliament

9th August 2004

Coming into force

31st August 2004

The Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 130 of the Supreme Court Act 1981( 1 ) and sections 414 and 415 of the Insolvency Act 1986( 2 ) with the concurrence of the Lord Chief Justice, the Master of the Rolls, the President of the Family Division, the Vice-Chancellor and the Treasury under section 130(2) of the Supreme Court Act 1981, and with the sanction of the Treasury under sections 414(1) and 415(1) of the Insolvency Act 1986, makes the following Order.

1. This Order may be cited as the Supreme Court Fees (Amendment) Order 2004 and shall come into force on 31st August 2004.

2. In article 5(2)(b) of the Supreme Court Fees Order 1999( 3 )—

(a) for sub-paragraph (i) substitute—

“ (i) child tax credit is being paid to the party, or otherwise following a claim for child tax credit made jointly by the members of a married couple or an unmarried couple (as defined respectively in section 3(5) and (6) of the Tax Credits Act 2002 ( 4 ) ) which includes the party; or ” and

(b) for “£14,213” substitute “£14,600”.

Falconer of Thoroton , C

Date 22nd July 2004

We concur

Woolf, LCJ

Phillips, MR

Dame Elizabeth Butler-Sloss

Sir Andrew Morrit

Date 21st July 2004

We concur and give our sanction

John Heppell

Joan Ryan