The Court of Appeal and Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) Fees (Amendment) Order 2016

Made: 17th March 2016

Laid before Parliament: 24th March 2016

Coming into force: 18th April 2016

The Lord Chancellor has had regard to the matters referred to in section 92(3) of the 2003 Act and has consulted in accordance with section 92(5) of that Act and section 42(5) of the 2007 Act.

Citation and commencement

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This Order may be cited as the Court of Appeal and Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) Fees (Amendment) Order 2016 and comes into force on 18th April 2016.

Amendments to the Civil Proceedings Fees Order 2008

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In the Table in Schedule 1 to the Civil Proceedings Fees Order 2008[^f00003] in column 2 (amount of fee)—

• (a) for the entry corresponding to fee 13.1(a) (fee payable on an application for permission to appeal or for an extension of time) for “£235” substitute “£528”;

• (b) for the entry corresponding to fee 13.1(b) (fee payable on filing an appeal notice where permission to appeal is not required or has not been granted) for “£465” substitute “£1,199”;

• (c) for the entry corresponding to fee 13.1(c) (fee payable on filing an appeal questionnaire) for “£465” substitute “£1,199”;

• (d) for the entry corresponding to fee 13.2 (fee payable on filing a respondent’s notice) for “£235” substitute “£528”;

• (e) for the entry corresponding to fee 13.3 (fee payable on filing an application notice) for “£235” substitute “£528”.

Amendments to the Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) Fees Order 2009

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For Schedule 1 (fees) to the Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) Fees Order 2009[^f00004] substitute the Schedule set out in the Schedule to this Order.

SCHEDULE — Fees in the Lands Chamber of the Upper Tribunal

Signed

Signed by authority of the Lord Chancellor

Shailesh Vara — Parliamentary Under Secretary of State — Ministry of Justice — 16th March 2016

We consent

George Hollingbery — Charlie Elphicke — Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury — 17th March 2016

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Order provides for the increase of fees currently payable in the Lands Chamber of the Upper Tribunal and in connection with appeals to the Court of Appeal.

It amends Schedule 1 to the Civil Proceedings Fees Order 2008 to make the relevant increases to the Court of Appeal. It substitutes a new Schedule of fees for the existing Schedule of fees into the Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) Fees Order 2009.

A full impact assessment accompanies this instrument (copies are also available on the Ministry of Justice’s website at ).

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 2003 c. 39.

[^f00002]: 2007 c.15.

[^f00003]: S.I. 2008/1053, as amended by S.I.2014/874, S.I. 2015/576 and S.I. 2016/402; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.

[^f00004]: S.I. 2009/1114, as amended by S.I. 2010/2601 and S.I. 2013/1199.

[^f00005]: 1965 c.56.

[^f00006]: 1845 c.18 (8 & 9 Vict).

[^f00007]: 1925 c.20.

[^f00008]: 1959 c.56.