LegalizeThe Supreme Court (Non-Contentious Probate) Fees (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 1998
Made: 18th November 1998
Coming into operation: 1st December 1998
The Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 116(1) of the Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978[^f00001], after consultation with the Lord Chief Justice and with the concurrence of the Treasury, hereby makes the following order:–
Citation and commencement
1
This Order may be cited as the Supreme Court (Non-Contentious Probate) Fees (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 1998 and shall come into operation on 1st December 1998.
Fees to be taken in non-contentious probate matters in the Supreme Court
2
In paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 to the Supreme Court (Non-Contentious Probate) Fees Order (Northern Ireland) 1996[^f00002], for sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) there shall be substituted the following new sub-paragraphs (a) and (b)–
| a if the assessed value does not exceed £10,000 | No Fee | |
|---|---|---|
| exceeds £10,000 but does not exceed £25,000 | £75.00 | |
| exceeds £25,000 but dos not exceed £40,000 | £145.00 | |
| exceeds £40,000 but does not exceed £70,000 | £260.00 | |
| exceeds £70,000 but does not exceed £100,000 | £330.00 | |
| exceeds £100,000 but does not exceed £200,000 | £410.00 | The requisition |
| b if the assessed value exceeds £200,000 and, for every additional £100,000 or part thereof a further fee of | £65.00 | The requisition |
Signed
Irvine of Lairg, C — Dated 12th November 1998
We concur,
Jim Dowd — Bob Ainsworth — Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury — Dated 18th November 1998
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order.)
This Order amends the Supreme Court (Non-Contentious Probate) Fees Order (Northern Ireland) 1996 so as to increase a number of fees to be taken in non-contentious probate proceedings.
Footnotes
[^f00001]: 1978 c. 23
[^f00002]: S.R. 1996 No. 104 as amended by S.R. 1997 No. 176
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