The Ecclesiastical Judges, Legal Officers and Others (Fees) Order 2023

Made: 7th July 2023

Laid before Parliament: 31st July 2023

Coming into force: 1st January 2024

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Citation, commencement and interpretation

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Direction as to fee

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Faculty fees payable to diocesan boards of finance

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The register of patrons under Part 1 of the Patronage (Benefices) Measure 1986

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Proceedings before the consistory court

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Appeals from consistory court and intervention by provincial court

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Proceedings on review by Commission of Review

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Proceedings in Vicar-General’s court

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Proceedings on certain ecclesiastical offences

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Proceedings on review of finding of Court of Ecclesiastical Causes Reserved

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Disciplinary proceedings under the Clergy Discipline Measure 2003

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Appeals under the Clergy Discipline Measure 2003

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Fees payable to person appointed under section 4(4) of the Clergy Discipline Measure 2003

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Summary election appeals

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Miscellaneous annual fees etc.

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Exemption, reduction or remission

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Travel, subsistence, accommodation and court hearings

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Value Added Tax

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Revocation

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Signed

R. Cooper — A. Spriggs — J. Munro — L.M. Connacher — C. Fender — P. Hopkins — + D. Williams — C. Smith — S. Roberts — Fees Advisory Commission — 15th June 2023

This Order was approved by the General Synod on 7th July 2023.

A. S. McGregor — Registrar of the General Synod

Explanatory note

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Footnotes

[^f00001]: 2018 No. 3.

[^f00002]: Subsections (3A) and (4A) were inserted by section 4(1) of the Church of England (Miscellaneous Provisions) Measure 2020 (No. 1) (“the 2020 Measure”). The provision which was subsection (4A), and which had been inserted by section 8(5) of the Church of England (Miscellaneous Provisions) Measure 2018 (No. 7), was renumbered as subsection (4B) by section 4(2) of the 2020 Measure.

[^f00003]: 15 & 16 Geo. 5 No. 3. Relevant amendments have been made by the Synodical Government Measure 1969 (1969 No. 2).

[^f00004]: 1986 No. 3.

[^f00005]: S.I. 2009/1931.

[^f00006]: 2011 No. 3.

[^f00007]: 2003 c. 39. Relevant amendments have been made by the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4).

[^f00008]: 2011 No. 1.

[^f00009]: Section 20B was inserted by paragraph 30 of Schedule 1 to the 2018 Measure.

[^f00010]: 2003 No. 3.

[^f00011]: Subsection (3A) was inserted by section 5(4) of the Clergy Discipline (Amendment) Measure 2013 (No. 2).

[^f00012]: S.I. 2005/2022.

[^f00013]: Rule 101B was inserted by rule 10 of S.I. 2021/557.

[^f00014]: Canon C 30 was inserted in the Canons of the Church of England by Amending Canon No. 34, which was promulged on 15th February 2016.

[^f00015]: Sections 36 and 37 were amended by section 1 of the Safeguarding and Clergy Discipline Measure 2016 (No. 1) and sections 36A and 37A were inserted by section 8 of that Measure.

[^f00016]: Rule 14A was inserted by rule 2 of S.I. 2016/848.

[^f00017]: The rules currently in force are the Convocations (Election to Upper House) Rules 2020.

[^f00018]: The rules currently in force are the Clergy Election Rules 2020.

[^f00019]: The Church Representation Rules are set out in Schedule 3 to the Synodical Government Measure 1969 (No. 2), substituted by section 1(3) of, and Schedule 1 to, the Church Representation and Ministers Measure 2019 (No. 1). The rules currently in force are the House of Laity Election Rules 2020.

[^f00020]: The applicable rules currently in force are rule 38(4) and (5) of the Convocations (Election to Upper House) Rules 2020, rule 64(4) and (5) of the Clergy Election Rules 2020 and rule 45(4) and (5) of the House of Laity Election Rules 2020.

[^f00021]: 1967 No. 3.

[^f00022]: 2003 c. 39. Relevant amendments have been made by the Constitutional Reform Act 2005. The Order currently in force under section 92 is the Civil Proceedings Fees Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/1053) and the relevant provision of that Order is Schedule 2, as substituted by S.I. 2013/2302 and amended by S.I. 2014/590, S.I. 2014/1834, S.I. 2016/211, S.I. 2016/1191 and S.I. 2017/422.

[^f00023]: 15 & 16 Geo. 5 No. 3. Relevant amendments have been made by the Synodical Government Measure 1969 (No. 2).

[^f00024]: S.I. 2022/829.

Editorial notes