The Public Record Office (Fees) Regulations 1987

Made: 12th March 1987

Coming into force: 1st April 1987

The Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 2(5) of the Public Records Act 1958[^f00001] and with the concurrence of the Treasury, hereby makes the following Regulations:—

1

These Regulations may be cited as the Public Record Office (Fees) Regulations 1987 and shall come into operation on 1st April 1987.

2

• (1) Subject to the following provision, the fees to be charged for the authentication of copies of or extracts from records under the charge of the Keeper of Public Records and for other services afforded by officers of the Public Record Office shall be those set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.

• (2) The Keeper of Public Records may remit a fee where the service performed by him is likely to include any research in consequence of a postal inquiry or has been or is likely to be exceptionally simple.

3

The Public Record Office (Fees) Regulations 1986[^f00002] are hereby revoked.

SCHEDULE

1

For the authentication of a copy of a record or of an extract from a record, in addition to the charge for the copy, for each sheet

2

For attendance by an officer of the Public Record Office at any court, in addition to the actual travelling expenses properly incurred, for each day or part of a day

3

For any piece of research among the records in the Public Record Office undertaken in consequence of a postal inquiry

4

For the supervision by an officer of the Public Record Office of camera crews filming in the Public Record Office, for each hour or part of an hour

5.1

For the preparation of records for display at exhibitions outside the Public Record Office:

5.2

For the making of perspex or other special mounts, in addition to the actual costs of materials properly incurred, for each hour of staff time

6.1

For microfilm of records which can be filmed by the Public Record Office at the rate of not less than 120 frames an hour

6.2

For microfilm of records which cannot be filmed by the Public Record Office at the rate of 120 frames an hour

6.3

For microfilm of records which can be filmed by the Public Record Office at the rate of not less than 120 frames an hour, to be supplied for commercial purposes

6.4

For microfilm of records which cannot be filmed by the Public Record Office at the rate of 120 frames an hour, to be supplied for commercial purposes

6.5

For duplicate microfilm from existing negatives:

7.1

For direct copies from original documents

7.2

For prints from microfilm

7.3

For Copyflo prints from microfilm

8

For bromide prints from microfilm

9.1

For monochrome prints and transparencies

9.2

For colour prints and transparencies

10.1

Work requiring special attention or any reprographic or photographic service not mentioned in this schedule and which the Public Record Office is able to undertake

10.2

Work requiring special attention or any reprographic or photographic service not mentioned in this schedule, which the Public Record Office is able to undertake and supply for commercial purposes

10.3

Handling Charge Per document or film

10.4

Packing Per package in addition to any postal charges properly incurred

10.5

Hand colouring of maps Per hour of staff time

Signed

Hailsham of St Marylebone, C. — 10th March 1987

We concur,

Mark Lennox-Boyd — Michael Neubert — Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury — 12th March 1987

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

The Regulations replace the Public Record Office (Fees) Regulations 1986 and prescribe the full range of fees to be charged for authentication of copies of records and for other services provided by the Public Record Office.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1958 c. 51.

[^f00002]: S.I. 1986/697