The Public Record Office (Fees) Regulations 1994

Made: 6th September 1994

Coming into force: 1st October 1994

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 1994 and shall come into force on 1st October 1994.

2

• (1) Subject to paragraph (2), 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 1992[^f00002] are hereby revoked.

SCHEDULE

Authentication of copies of records

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

Attendance at a court

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

Research

3

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

Supervision of camera crews and outside photographers

4

For the supervision by an officer of the Public Record Office for each hour or part of an hour—

• (i) of camera crews filming

Preparation of records for exhibition

5.1

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

• (i) For documents up to 851 mm by 603 mm

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

5.3

For the repair of documents to a standard appropriate for exhibition or reproduction, in addition to the costs of preparing them for display, for each hour of staff time

Seals

6.1

For the making of casts of seals from an existing rubber mould, for each side of the seal—

• (i) Seals up to 50 mm in diameter Resin

6.2

For the making of casts of seals for which no rubber mould exists, for each side of the seal—

• (i) Seals up to 50 mm in diameter Resin

Microfilms of records

7.1

For 35mm silver duplicate microfilm of records, where there is no existing negative film—

• (i) at a rate of 120 frames per hour Per exposure

7.2

For 35mm silver duplicate microfilm of records, where there is no existing negative film, supplied for commercial purposes—

• (i) at a rate of 120 frames per hour Per exposure

7.3

For 35mm silver duplicate microfilm from existing negative film—

• (i) For each reel of 30.5 m of consecutive frames

7.4

For 35mm diazo duplicate microfilm from existing negative film—

• (i) For each reel of 30.5 m of consecutive frames

Microfiche copies of records

8.1

For diazo microfiche of records, where there is no existing negative microfiche— Per frame

8.2

For diazo microfiche of records, where there is no existing negative microfiche, supplied for commercial purposes—

• Per frame

8.3

For duplicate diazo microfiche from existing masters—

• Per fiche

8.4

For duplicate diazo microfiche supplied for commercial purposes, from existing masters—

• Per fiche

Electrostatic copies of records

9.1

For direct copies from original documents—

• A3 sheet per print

9.2

For prints from existing microfilm—

• Per print

9.3

For prints from microfilm where no negative exists—

• (i) Filmed at a rate of 18 frames per hour or more Per print

9.4

For prints from existing microfilm (self-service)—

• Per print

Bromide prints from microfilm

10

For bromide prints from microfilm—

• (i) 8 inches by 10 inches Per print

Photographs of records

11.1

For monochrome prints—

• 8" × 10"

11.2

For colour prints—

• 5" × 7"

Miscellaneous reprographic charges

12.1

Work requiring special attention or any reprographic service not mentioned in this schedule and which the Public Record Office is able to undertake Per hour of staff time

12.2

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

• Per hour of staff time

12.3

Handling charge—

• Per document or film

12.4

Packing—

• Per package in addition to any postal charges properly incurred

Signed

Mackay of Clashfern ,C. — Dated 19th August 1994

We concur,

Andrew Mitchell — Tim Wood — Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury — Dated 6th September 1994

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations revoke the Public Record Office (Fees) Regulations 1992 and prescribe a fresh range of fees to be charged for authentication of copies of records and for other services provided by the Public Record Office. New charges are introduced for photographs of records, a service withdrawn in 1991 but now re-introduced. These are listed in paragraph 11 of the Schedule.

The changes to existing fees are as follows:

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1958 c. 51.

[^f00002]: S.I. 1992/3072.