Statutory Instruments
2011 No. 1691
Diplomatic Service
The Consular Fees (Amendment) Order 2011
Made
13th July 2011
Coming into force
27th July 2011
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 13th day of July 2011
Present,
The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council
Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred on Her by section 1(1) of the Consular Fees Act 1980( 1 ), is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is ordered, as follows:
1. This Order may be cited as the Consular Fees (Amendment) Order 2011 and comes into force on 27th July 2011.
2. —(1)Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the Consular Fees Order 2011( 2 ) is amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph A(a) and (b) and in paragraph B, after “in addition to direct costs if any” insert “,other than delivery costs to the extent that these fall within paragraphs BA to BC, and in addition to any fee relevant to the application set out in paragraphs BA to BC”.
(3) After paragraph B insert–
| “ BA | Arranging delivery of a passport for an application made abroad for a 32 or 48 page passport and if the application is successful, delivering the passport— | ||
| (a) | to a British Forces Post Office address where the applicant is a member of or attached to Her Majesty’s Diplomatic Service or a dependant of such a person | 5.77 | |
| (b) | to a United Kingdom address (other than a British Forces Post Office address) where the applicant is a member of or attached to Her Majesty’s Diplomatic Service or a dependant of such a person | 5.47 | |
| (c) | to a British Forces Post Office address, where the applicant is a member of the Armed Forces or a dependant of such a person | 5.47 | |
| (d) | to a United Kingdom embassy, High Commission or consulate by diplomatic channels | 11.41 | |
| (e) | to an address specified by the applicant or the Secretary of State, where (a) to (d) do not apply | 9.70 | |
| BB | Arranging the return of supporting documents accompanying an application or applications (up to a maximum of four applications) made abroad for a 32 or 48 page passport | 10.16 | |
| BC | Forwarding an application or applications (up to a maximum of four) made abroad for a 32 or 48 page passport to a Regional Passport Processing Centre for consideration | 13.31 ” | |
3. The amendments made by this Order to the Consular Fees Order 2011 do not apply in relation to an application where any passport provided will be printed other than in the United Kingdom.
Judith Simpson
Clerk of the Privy Council