Statutory Instruments
2008 No. 1166
ARMORIAL BEARINGS, ENSIGNS AND FLAGS
The Lyon Court and Office Fees (Variation) Order 2008
Made
28th April 2008
Laid before Parliament
30th April 2008
Coming into force
23rd May 2008
The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 5 of, as read with paragraph 3 of Schedule 3 to, the Public Expenditure and Receipts Act 1968( 1 ):
Citation and commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the Lyon Court and Office Fees (Variation) Order 2008 and shall come into force on 23rd May 2008.
Variation of fees
2.Schedule B to the Lyon King of Arms Act 1867( 2 ) is amended in accordance with Article 3 of, and Schedules 1 and 2 to, this Order.
3. —(1) The entries and corresponding fees in Schedule B listed in Schedule 1 are deleted.
(2) The contents of Schedule 2 are inserted as Part 1 (fees payable in respect of reserved functions) at the beginning of Schedule B.
DAVID CAIRNS
Minister of State, Scotland Office, Ministry of Justice
Dover House,
London
28th April 2008
Article 2 and 3
SCHEDULE 1
| Column 1 | Column 2 |
|---|---|
| (Matter to which fee relates) | (Fee formerly payable)( 3 ) |
| £ | |
| On every patent of arms with supporters | 734.00 |
| On every patent of arms without supporters | 448.00 |
| On every extract from a register | 14.00 |
| On affixing seal of office to warrant, decree or precept | 14.00 |
| On the appointment of a herald | 11.00 |
| On the appointment of a pursuivant | 11.00 |
Article 2 and 3
SCHEDULE 2
PART 1 Fees payable in respect of reserved functions
| Column 1 | Column 2 |
|---|---|
| (Matter to which fee relates) | (Fee payable) |
| £ | |
Note: In Part 1– (a) “commercial organisation” means– (i) any partnership within the meaning of section 1 (definition of partnership) of the Partnership Act 1890( 4 ); (ii) any limited liability partnership incorporated under section 2 (incorporation document etc. ) of the Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2000( 5 ); (iii) any company registered under the Companies Acts; or (iv) any overseas company having an established place of business in the United Kingdom, but does not include companies registered for charitable purposes, community interest companies within the meaning of Part 2 (community interest companies) of the Companies (Audit, Investigations and Community Enterprise) Act 2004( 6 ) or private companies limited by guarantee; and (b) in paragraph (a) “Companies Acts” means the Companies Act 2006( 7 ), any Act amending or replacing that Act and any former enactment relating to companies. | |
1. On every patent of arms | 627.00 |
2. On every patent of supporters | 401.00 |
3. On every patent of arms with supporters to a commercial organisation | 2000.00 |
4. On every patent of arms without supporters to a commercial organisation | 1599.00 |
5. On lodging a petition in respect of paragraphs 1, 2, 3 and 4 (which sum is then deducted from the total fees due on completion) | 200.00 |
6. On every reprographic extract from a digital image of a registerMaximum charge | 100.00 |
7. On every other extract from a register | 20.00 |
8. On affixing seal of office to warrant, decree or precept | 20.00 |
9. On the appointment of a herald | 10.00 |
10. On the appointment of a pursuivant | 10.00 |
1867 c. 17 ; Schedule B was last amended by article 3 of, and the Schedule to, S.I. 1996/413 (S.29) .
This column shows the fees which were payable in respect of the matters to which they relate under Schedule B to the Lyon King of Arms Act 1867, as amended by S.I. 1995/132 and S.I. 1996/413 (S.29) , before the coming into force of this Order.
1890 c. 39 . Section 1 of the 1890 Act was amended by section 1 of, and Part X of Schedule 1 to, the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1998 (c. 43) .
2000 c. 12 . Section 2 of the 2000 Act was amended by paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 to S.I. 2002/915 .