Citation, commencement and interpretation

1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the Public Trustee (Fees) (Amendment) Order 2005 and shall come into force on 1st April 2005.

(2) In this Order an article referred to by number alone means the article so numbered in the Public Trustee (Fees) Order 1999( 3 ).

Amendments to the Public Trustee (Fees) Order 1999

2. In article 11(2)—

(a) for “10 per cent”, substitute “12.5 per cent”;

(b) for “8 per cent”, substitute “10 per cent”;

(c) for “4 per cent”, substitute “5 per cent”;

(d) for “3 per cent”, substitute “3.8 per cent”; and

(e) for “£1,000”, substitute “£1,250”.

3. In article 17—

(a) in paragraph (4)—

(i) for “3.75 per cent”, substitute “4.65 per cent”;

(ii) for “2.15 per cent”, substitute “2.7 per cent”;

(iii) for “1.6 per cent”, substitute “2 per cent”;

(iv) for “1 per cent”, substitute “1.25 per cent”;

(v) for “0.5 per cent”, substitute “0.6 per cent”;

(vi) for “0.25 per cent”, substitute “0.3 per cent”; and

(vii) for “£300”, substitute “£375”, and

(b) in paragraph (5)(a) for “30 September 2002”, substitute “30 September 2004”.

4. In article 24(1) for “6 per cent”, substitute “7.5 per cent”.

5. In article 30(3)—

(a) for “1.35”, substitute “1.25”; and

(b) for “1st April 2004”, substitute “1st April 2005”.

Transitional provisions

6. This Order has effect only in relation to fees payable on or after 1st April 2005, and in relation to fees payable before that date the Public Trustee (Fees) Order 1999 shall have effect as if this Order had not been made.