Statutory Instruments

2005 No. 653

IMMIGRATION

The Travel Documents (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2005

Made

10th March 2005

Laid before Parliament

10th March 2005

Coming into force

1st April 2005

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 27(1) and 166(3) of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999( 1 ) and section 56(1) of the Finance Act 1973( 2 ), and with the approval of the Treasury, hereby makes the following Regulations:

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Travel Documents (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2005 and shall come into force on 1st April 2005.

2. For regulation 3(1) and (2) of the Travel Documents (Fees) Regulations 1999( 3 ) there shall be substituted:

“ (1) In connection with an application to the Secretary of State for a Convention travel document or a document of identity, the fee which is to be paid is:

(a) in a case where the person in respect of whom the application is made has not, at the date of the application, attained the age of sixteen years, £25;

(b) in any other case, £42.

(2) In connection with an application to the Secretary of State for any other Home Office travel document, other than an application falling with paragraph (3), the fee which is to be paid is:

(a) in a case where the person in respect of whom the application is made has not, at the date of the application, attained the age of sixteen years, £115;

(b) in any other case, £195. ”

3. The Travel Documents (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2004( 4 ) are hereby revoked.

Des Browne

Minister of State

Home Office

10th March 2005

We approve

John Heppell

Nick Ainger

Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury

10th March 2005

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