Statutory Instruments
2008 No. 1977
Clerk Of The Crown In Chancery
The Crown Office Fees Order 2008
Made
17th July 2008
Coming into force
11th August 2008
The Lord Chancellor, with the concurrence of the Treasury, makes the following Order in exercise of the power conferred by section 9 of the Great Seal (Offices) Act 1874( 1 ):
1. This Order may be cited as the Crown Office Fees Order 2008 and shall come into force on 11th August 2008.
2. The fees set out in column 2 of the Schedule to this Order shall be taken in the office of the Clerk of the Crown in Chancery in respect of the matters described in column 1.
3. The Crown Office Fees Order 2003( 2 ) is revoked.
Jack Straw
Lord Chancellor
13th July 2008
We concur
Alan Campbell
Dave Watts
Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury
17th July 2008
SCHEDULE
| Column 1 | Column 2 |
|---|---|
| Letters Patent under the Great Seal for the grant of title of City | £1,675 |
| Letters Patent under the Great Seal for the grant of title of Lord Mayor | £1,675 |
| Letters Patent under the Great Seal for a Charter of Incorporation or Supplemental Charter (England and Wales) | £560 |
| Letters Patent under the Great Seal for the appointment of Heralds | £215 |
| Letters Patent under the Great Seal promulgating amendments to Canon law (inclusive of one printed sheet of vellum) | £770 |
| Each additional printed sheet of vellum needed to produce Letters Patent under the Great Seal promulgating amendments to Canon law | £100 |
| Letters Patent under the Great Seal for appointment as Queen’s Counsel (England and Wales) | £215 |
| Issue of certificate confirming appointment as Queen’s Counsel | £30 |
| Determination of an abeyance of a Barony | £175 |
1874 c. 81 . Section 9 was amended by section 1 of and the Schedule to the Statute Law Revision Act 1883 (c.39) , and by section 1(1) of and Schedule 1 to the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1995 (c. 44) .