LegalizeThe Lyon Court and Office Fees (Variation) Order 1991
made: 12th February 1991
Laid before Parliament: 27th February 1991
Coming into force: 1st April 1991
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 5 of, as read with paragraph 3 of Schedule 3 to, the Public Expenditure and Receipts Act 1968[^f00001], and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:
1
This Order may be cited as the Lyon Court and Office Fees (Variation) Order 1991 and shall come into force on lst April 1991.
2
The fees payable in relation to the matters specified in Schedule B to the Lyon King of Arms Act 1867[^f00002] (and repeated in column 1 of the Schedule to this Order) shall be varied by substituting those specified in column 3 of the Schedule to this Order (the fees formerly payable being shown in column 2).
3
The Lyon Court and Office Fees (Variation) Order 1990[^f00003] is hereby revoked.
SCHEDULE
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Matter to which fee relates | (Fee formerly payable) | (Fee payable) |
| £ | £ | |
| On every patent of arms with supporters | 547.00 | 602.00 |
| On every patent of arms without supporters | 340.00 | 374.00 |
| On every matriculation of arms with supporters, without a new patent | 186.00 | 205.00 |
| On every matriculation of arms without supporters, without a new patent | 140.00 | 154.00 |
| On every matriculation of arms without a new patent of arms, but with a patent of supporters | 347.00 | 433.00 |
| On every genealogy recorded | 115.00 | 127.00 |
| Additional for each member of the pedigree | 4.00 | 4.50 |
| Certificate regarding change of surname | 41.00 | 45.00 |
| Search in register of arms | 4.00 | 4.50 |
| Search in register of genealogies | 7.00 | 7.00 |
| General search in heraldic MSS | 37.00 | 40.00 |
| General search in genealogical MSS | 37.00 | 40.00 |
| On every extract from a register | 8.00 | 9.00 |
| On entering a caveat | 24.00 | 26.00 |
| On admission of a messenger-at-arms to practise in the district of Edinburgh | 125.00 | 137.00 |
| On admission of messenger-at-arms to practise out of the district of Edinburgh | 109.00 | 120.00 |
| Annual dues of a messenger-at-arms practising in the district of Edinburgh | 20.00 | 22.00 |
| Annual dues of a messenger-at-arms practising out of the district of Edinburgh | 20.00 | 22.00 |
| On renewal of a messenger’s bond of caution | 37.00 | 37.00 |
| On recording resignation or change of residence of a messenger | 4.00 | 4.50 |
| On search for a messenger’s cautioner | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| On every certified statement of name and designation of such cautioner, and date of bond | 7.00 | 7.00 |
| On each petition or paper lodged in a process against a messenger | 7.00 | 7.00 |
| On each interlocutor in a process against a messenger | 7.00 | 7.00 |
| On extracting each warrant, decree, or precept of suspension, first sheet | 8.00 | 9.00 |
| On ditto, each subsequent sheet | 4.00 | 4.50 |
| On affixing seal of office to warrant, decree or precept | 8.00 | 9.00 |
| On examining executions of service and intimations of precepts of suspension, marking them on the record and giving out certificates | 8.00 | 9.00 |
| On lending process and taking receipt | 4.00 | 4.50 |
| On return of process and scoring receipt | 4.00 | 4.50 |
| On re-admission of a messenger-at-arms | 24.00 | 26.00 |
| On the appointment of a herald | 10.00 | 10.00 |
| On the appointment of a pursuivant | 10.00 | 10.00 |
Signed
James Douglas-Hamilton — Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office — 12th February 1991
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order increases most of the fees for the matters listed in Schedule B to the Lyon King of Arms Act 1867. The fees were last increased in 1990. These fees are exclusive of stamp duty when stamp duty is exigible.
Footnotes
[^f00001]: 1968 c. 14.
[^f00002]: 1867 c. 17; Schedule B was last amended by S. 1. 1990/441.
[^f00003]: S.1. 1990/441.
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