Statutory Instruments
2024 No. 935
Agriculture, England And Wales
The Agricultural Credits Fees Order 2024
Made
9th September 2024
Coming into force
9th December 2024
Part 1 General
Citation, commencement and interpretation
1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the Agricultural Credits Fees Order 2024 and shall come into force on 9th December 2024.
(2) In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires—
“ the Act ” means the Agricultural Credits Act 1928;
“ fee ” means a fee specified in the Schedule;
“ registrar ” means the Chief Land Registrar.
Fees
2. The fees specified in the Schedule shall be payable for the applications and services under the Act.
Method of payment
3. —(1)Fees payable under this Order shall be collected in money.
(2) The fee must be paid on delivery of the application.
(3) Unless the registrar otherwise directs, or where paragraph (4) applies, the fee shall be paid by cheque or postal order crossed and made payable to H.M. Land Registry.
(4) Where there is an agreement between the registrar and the applicant, a fee may be paid by direct debit or other means to such bank account of H.M. Land Registry as the registrar may from time to time direct.
Revocation
4.The Agricultural Credits Fees Order 1985( 3 ) is revoked.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
Matthew Pennycook
Minister of State
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
9th September 2024
9th September 2024
Jeff Smith
Vicky Foxcroft
Two of the Lords Commissioners of His Majesty’s Treasury
Article 2
SCHEDULE
| Application or Service | Amount |
|---|---|
(1) Registration, cancellation or rectification of an entry – per name | £5 |
(2) Certificate of cancellation of an entry – per name | £5 |
(3) Personal search in the register of a memorandum filed thereunder (except where the inspection is made by or on behalf of the bank) – per name | £5 |
(4) Official search of the register (including issue of certificate) – per name | £4 |
(5) Telephoning the result of an official search (additional to the fee of £4 per name searched) – per application form (AC6) | £5 |
(6) Certified copy of any memorandum filed under section 9(3) of the Act – per name | £4 |
1928 c. 43 ; section 9 was amended by section 18(1) of, and paragraph 7 of schedule 3 to, the Land Charges Act 1972 (c. 61) . The function of the Lord Chancellor to make regulations (with the approval of the Treasury as to fees) under section 9(9) of the Agricultural Credits Act 1928 was transferred to the Secretary of State by article 3(1) of, and paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 to, the Transfer of Functions (Her Majesty’s Land Registry, the Meteorological Office and Ordnance Survey) Order 2011 ( S.I. 2011/2436 ). Section 9(9) was amended by article 6 of, and paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 2 to, the Order.