Stamp Duties and Fees (Jersey) Law 1998

Jersey Law 8/1998

 

STAMP DUTIES AND FEES (JERSEY) LAW 1998

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A LAW   to provide for the charging of fees for the registration of documents in the Public Registry or with the Royal Court and providing evidence for the payment thereof by means of stamps; sanctioned by Order of Her Majesty in Council of the

 

11th day of FEBRUARY 1998

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(Registered on the 6th day of March 1998)

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STATES OF JERSEY

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The 7th day of October 1997

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THE STATES, subject to the sanction of Her Most Excellent Majesty in Council, have adopted the following Law –

ARTICLE 1

Interpretation

(1)           In this Law, unless the context otherwise requires –

“administration” includes all letters of administration of the effects of a deceased person;

“chargeable document” means any document required to be stamped in accordance with Article 2 and the First Schedule;

“designated officer” means the officer designated in the fourth column of the First Schedule to cancel stamps;

Greffe” and “Greffier” mean respectively the Judicial Greffe and the Judicial Greffier;

“gross value” means, in relation to any property conveyed or disposed by a contract or in relation to the personal estate of a deceased person, the market value of the property at the time of passing of the contract or death of the deceased, without deduction of any charges;

“item” means any item described in the First Schedule in respect of which any stamp duty is payable;

“net value” means, in relation to any property conveyed or disposed by a contract or in relation to the personal estate of a deceased person, the market value of the property at the time of passing of the contract or death of the deceased, less the amount of any existing registered charges for which the contract provides that the purchaser or transferee shall assume liability or any charges or taxes payable on the personal estate of the deceased;

“rules of court” means rules of court made under Article 11 of the Royal Court (Jersey) Law 1948;1

“search ticket” means a document issued by the Greffier authorizing the making of a search in the records of the Greffe;

“stamp” means –

(a)     a stamp issued and sold by the Treasurer of the States under the direction and control of the Finance and Economics Committee; or

(b)     an impression of a stamp made by a stamping machine working under the direction or by the permission of that Committee;

“stamp duty” means the fee or percentage payable in accordance with Article 2 and the First Schedule.

(2)           A reference in this Law to any other enactment shall, unless the context otherwise requires, be construed as a reference to that enactment as amended from time to time and as including a reference to that enactment as extended or applied by or under any other enactment and to any provision which may re-enact or replace it, with or without modification.

(3)           A reference in this Law to an Article or Schedule by number only is a reference to the Article or Schedule of that number in this Law.

(4)           A reference in an Article of this Law to a paragraph or sub-paragraph by number or letter only is a reference to the paragraph or sub-paragraph of that number or letter contained in the Article in which that reference occurs.

ARTICLE 2

Stamp duty

(1)           Subject to Articles 6 and 7, in relation to any item described in the first column of the First Schedule –

(a)     there shall be payable the stamp duty set out in the second column of that Schedule opposite that item; and

(b)     there shall be a stamp affixed to the chargeable document described in the third column of that Schedule opposite that item.

(2)           Every stamp affixed to a chargeable document in accordance with this Law shall be cancelled by the designated officer described in the fourth column of the First Schedule opposite the chargeable document.

(3)           Every chargeable document shall be written and stamped so that the stamp may appear on the face of the document and cannot be used for or applied to any other chargeable document.

(4)           Where there are a number of chargeable documents relating to the same item each chargeable document is to be separately stamped.

(5)           Where a chargeable document contains or relates to several items, separate stamp duty shall be payable in respect of each item as if it were contained in a separate chargeable document.

(6)           Where a chargeable document is made for any consideration in respect of which stamp duty is payable and for any other valuable consideration, separate stamp duty shall be payable in respect of each consideration as if it related to a separate chargeable document.

(7)           In any case where the First Schedule makes no provision for the fee to be taken, the amount of stamp duty payable, and the manner of payment thereof, shall be determined by the Bailiff.

(8)           All money received on account of any stamp duty payable in accordance with this Law shall accrue to the General Revenues of the States.

ARTICLE 3

Regulations

The States may from time to time make regulations amending the First Schedule.

ARTICLE 4

Mode of calculating stamp duty in respect of foreign currency

(1)           Where stamp duty is payable in relation to any item in respect of any currency other than sterling, the amount payable shall be calculated on the equivalent value in sterling of the money according to the rate of exchange prevailing at the relevant date.

(2)           Evidence of the rate of exchange prevailing on the relevant date may be given by a written certificate signed by an officer of any bank in the Island.

(3)           In this Article “relevant date” means –

(a)     in applications for the grant of probate or administration the date of the death of the deceased person; or

(b)     in any other case the date on which the duty is to be paid.

ARTICLE 5

Stamp duty in cases of grant of probate or administration

(1)           Where a deceased person was, at the time of his death, domiciled in the Island, stamp duty payable under this Law in respect of the net value of his personal estate shall be payable in respect of the net value of such estate wherever situate.

(2)           Where a deceased person was, at the time of his death, domiciled outside the Island, stamp duty payable under this Law in respect of the net value of his personal estate shall be payable in respect of the net value of such estate within the jurisdiction of the Court.

(3)           Where any person on applying for a grant of probate or administration has paid too much stamp duty as a result of over-estimating the net value of the personal estate of the deceased, such person may, within six months after the true net value of such personal estate has been ascertained, deliver to the Greffier a corrective affidavit as to its true net value.

(4)           Where the Greffier has received an affidavit under paragraph (3) and is satisfied that too much stamp duty has in fact been paid, he shall deliver to the applicant a certificate authorizing the Treasurer of the States to reimburse to him the amount by which the stamp duty originally paid exceeds the stamp duty properly payable, and, on presentation of such certificate, the Treasurer of the States shall reimburse such amount accordingly.

(5)           Where any person on applying for a grant of probate or administration has paid too little stamp duty as a result of under-estimating the net value of the personal estate of the deceased, such person shall, within six months after the true net value of such personal estate has been ascertained, deliver to the Greffier a corrective affidavit as to the true net value of the personal estate of the deceased, and shall affix to such affidavit such additional stamps as to be of sufficient value to make up the amount of stamp duty properly payable.

(6)           In the exercise of its jurisdiction under paragraph (1) of Article 2 of the Interest on Debts and Damages (Jersey) Law 1996 to include interest on any sum awarded in proceedings brought by the Treasurer of the States for the recovery of stamp duty, a court may, if it thinks fit, order that the interest shall run from any specified date that is not earlier than the date of the grant of probate or administration.

ARTICLE 6

Reduction or remission of stamp duty

The designated officer may reduce or remit any stamp duty set out in the First Schedule in any case where it would, in his opinion, be just to do so and, notwithstanding Article 10, his decision shall be final.

ARTICLE 7

Exemption from payment of stamp duty on financial grounds

(1)           The Viscount may grant, on such conditions as he thinks fit, a certificate exempting an indigent person from payment of stamp duty if –

(a)     the application is made in respect of proceedings in the Family Division; or

(b)     the application is made in respect of any other proceedings and is accompanied by a statement of the material facts and of the points of law relied on and the Viscount is satisfied that the indigent person has prima facie a good cause of action or, as the case may be, a good defence.

(2)           The Viscount may require the indigent person to make an affidavit in support of his application.

(3)           Where a certificate granted under paragraph (1) is produced to a designated officer in relation to the proceedings to which the certificate relates, the designated officer, instead of cancelling the stamp which, but for the certificate, would be required to be affixed to a chargeable document, shall mark that document with the word “gratis”.

ARTICLE 8

Registration of chargeable documents and grant of probate or administration

(1)           A chargeable document shall not be registered in the Public Registry or with the Royal Court until the stamp duty payable in respect of such chargeable document has been paid.

(2)           Proof of the registration of a chargeable document shall, for purposes of any legal proceedings, be deemed sufficient evidence that the stamp duty payable thereon has been paid.

(3)           Except where the court otherwise orders, no chargeable document shall be received, filed, used or admitted in evidence in civil proceedings unless it is properly stamped in accordance with this Law.

(4)           The net value of the personal estate of the deceased shall be sworn in the oath leading to the grant of probate or administration and the Greffier shall not allow probate or administration to be issued until the stamp duty payable under this Law in respect of the estate has been paid.

ARTICLE 9

Refund of stamp duty

(1)           Save as provided by paragraph (2), where any chargeable document stamped for the purposes of this Law is not used, the Treasurer of the States shall, on surrender to him of such document, refund the value of the stamps affixed to the chargeable document.

(2)           No refund under this Article shall be made in respect of a “billet” which has been “cassé”.

ARTICLE 10

Determinations and appeals

(1)           Whenever it appears necessary to him to do so, the designated officer shall determine whether stamp duty is payable and the amount of such duty.

(2)           Subject to Article 6, any person aggrieved by a determination of the designated officer under paragraph (1) may appeal to the Inferior Number of the Royal Court within one month of such determination on the basis of an error of fact or law.

ARTICLE 11

Offences

(1)           A person who makes a statement –

(a)     to a designated officer or in an application to the Viscount under Article 7;

(b)     in connection with any matter relating to the assessment of or exemption from any stamp duty under this Law; and

(c)     which he knows to be false or misleading in a material particular, shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale, or to both.

(2)           A person who fails to deliver to the Greffier within six months a corrective affidavit stamped as required by virtue of Article 5(5), shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.

ARTICLE 12

Validity of stamp duty charged under previous legislation

Any fees and percentages purported to be charged and paid at any time prior to the commencement of this Law by virtue of –

(a)     Article 12 of the Departments of the Judiciary and the Legislature (Jersey) Law 1965;2

(b)     Article 44 of the Matrimonial Causes (Jersey) Law 1949;3 or

(c)     Article 29 of the Probate (Jersey) Law 1949,4

shall be deemed to have been charged and paid as if this Law were then in force.

ARTICLE 13

Consequential amendments

The enactments specified in the first column of the Second Schedule are repealed to the extent indicated in the second column of that Schedule.

ARTICLE 14

Short title and commencement

This Law may be cited as the Stamp Duties and Fees (Jersey) Law 1998 and shall come into force on such day as the States may by Act appoint.

 

G.H.C. COPPOCK

 

Greffier of the States.


FIRST SCHEDULE

(Article 2)

PART I

JUDICIAL FEES

 

Item

Stamp Duty

Chargeable Document

Designated Officer

1.

ACKNOWLEDGE-MENT OF DEBT ON “TABLE” OR “AU GREFFE” –

 

 

 

 

(a)

Where the borrow-ing relates to a contract of purchase falling to be charged –

 

 

 

 

 

(i)

under clause (i) of sub-paragraph (b) of item 15 of this Part of this Schedule

£25.00

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Greffier

 

 

(ii)

under clause (ii) of sub-paragraph (b) of item 15 of this Part of this Schedule

12.5p for each £100 or part of £100 of the amount to be acknow-ledged, with a minimum fee of £25.00

 

 

(iii)

under clause (iii) of sub-paragraph (b) of item 15 of this Part of this Schedule

25p for each £100 or part of £100 of the amount to be acknowledged, with a minimum fee of £25.00

 

 

(iv)

under clause (iv) of sub-paragraph (b) of item 15 of this Part of this Schedule

37.5p for each £100 or part of £100 of the amount to be acknow-ledged, with a minimum fee of £25.00

 

(b)

Where the borrower produces to the designated officer a letter from the Comptroller of Income Tax confir-ming that it qualifies for exemp-tion from income tax pursuant to Article 115(a), (aa) or (ab) of the Income Tax (Jersey) Law 1961

£5.00

 

(c)

In any other case

50p for each £100 or part of £100 of the amount to be acknowl-edged, with a minimum fee of £5.00:

 

2.

ACTIONS –

 

 

 

 

(A)

In the Petty Debts Court –

 

 

 

 

(a)

Where the claim does not exceed £100

£1.50

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(b)

Where the claim exceeds £100 but does not exceed £500

£7.50

 

 

(c)

Where the claim exceeds £500

£15.00

 

 

(d)

For explusion of a refractory tenant

£7.50

 

 

(e)

In pursuance of the Separation and Maintenance Orders (Jersey) Law 1953, or the Maintenance Orders (Facilities for Enforcement) (Jersey) Law 1953

£1.50

Greffier

 

(f)

Each plea, applica-tion, declaration, intervention or opposition made during the hearing

£1.00

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(B)

In the Royal Court (excluding acknowledgement of debt) on “Table” or “au Greffe” –

 

 

 

 

(a)

First “billet” in the proceedings, counterclaim in an action or notice of appeal –

 

 

 

 

 

(i)

where the amount claimed does not exceed £5,000

£15.00

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(ii)

where the amount claimed exceeds £5,000 but does not exceed £10,000

£20.00

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(iii)

where the amount claimed exceeds £10,000 or there is a claim for general damages

£25.00

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(iv)

where no sum of money is claimed

£10.00

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(v)

before the Superior Number

£15.00

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(vi)

on an appeal to the Inferior Number

£10.00

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(b)

Setting down for hearing

£10.00

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(c)

Hearing of the action in a case, or any interlocutory matter therein, where the court appoints a special day for judging a dispute between parties, whether or not witnesses are heard, for each day or part of a day

£80.00

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(d)

Each plea, application, declara-tion, intervention or opposition made during the course of an action

£3.00

Plea, etc.

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(C)

In which the Attorney General is joined –

 

 

 

 

(a)

Attorney General attending –

 

 

 

 

 

(i)

in Court when leave to intervene is given

£50.00

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) Attorney

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(ii)

to examine documents

£25.00

 

 

 

(iii)

outside chambers

£50.00

Attorney General

 

 

 

 

 

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(b)

Signature of each summons

£25.00

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(c)

Each consultation

£25.00

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(d)

Preparation of each plea

£25.00

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(e)

Each attendance in Court

£50.00

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3.

ACT OF THE COURT REGISTERED IN THE REGISTER OF OBLIGATIONS, CANCELLATION OF –

 

 

 

 

(a)

Where the Act is produced

£5.00

Act

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(b)

Where the Act cannot be produced

£10.00

Affidavit or declaration

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ADOPTION –

 

 

 

 

 

Application and hearing under the Adoption (Jersey) Law 1961

£25.00

Application

Greffier

 

5.

“AFFRANCHISSE- MENT” UNDER “LOI (1915) SUR LA PROPRIETE FONCIERE (GARANTIES)” –

 

 

 

 

 

The procedure shall be free with the exception of –

 

 

 

 

(a)

The action and registration referred to in the fifth paragraph of Article 5;

 

 

 

 

(b)

The contracts refer-red to in Article 6;

 

 

 

 

(c)

The contracts and actions referred to in the first and second paragraphs of Article 12;

 

 

 

 

(d)

The action against the buyer, and the contracts and actions, referred to in the third para-graph of Article 12;

 

 

 

 

(e)

The fees referred to in the last paragraph of Article 12.

 

 

 

 

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APPLICATION OR DECLARATION –

 

 

 

 

 

Not otherwise provided for in this Schedule

£5.00

 

 

Application

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declaration

Greffier

 

7.

ARBITRATION BEFORE GREFFIER –

 

 

 

 

(a)

For each atten-dance, fee payable by the plaintiff, for each half day or part thereof

£30.00

Record

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(b)

For each plea filed by the parties

£3.00

Plea

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8.

ARREST OF DEBTOR (“SAISIE”)

 

 

 

 

(a)

Arrest and notification

 

At discretion of Viscount with a maximum of £100.00

Order of justice, provisional order or Act of the Court

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(b)

Certifying copy of account

£1.00

 

Copy of account

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(c)

Discharge of arrest

£5.00

Record

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(d)

Accepting surety to release arrest of debtor, or to produce him before Court on pain of satisfying judgment

£10.00

Record

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(e)

Attending to arrest debtor, arrest not effected

 

 

At discretion of Viscount with a maximum of £100.00

Order of justice, provisional order or Act of the Court

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Where, in addition to the arrest of a debtor, his goods are distrained on, the fees specified under item No. 22 of this Part of this Schedule shall be payable in addition to the fees specified under this item.

 

 

 

 

9.

AUTHORITY TO PRACTISE AS –

 

 

 

 

 

Architect, dentist, medical practitioner, optician, pharma-ceutical, chemist, veterinary surgeon

£25.00

Application

Greffier

 

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BUSINESS NAMES, REGISTRATION OF – REGISTRATION OF BUSINESS NAMES (JERSEY) LAW 1956

 

 

 

 

(a)

Filing –

 

 

 

 

 

(i)

statement of particulars required by Article 4

£20.00

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(ii)

statement of particulars required by Article 3 when such particulars are not furnished with the statement required by Article 4

£5.00

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Greffier

 

 

 

 

 

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(iii)

statement of change furnished in accordance with Article 7

£10.00

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The fees paid under sub-paragraph (a) of this item cover the furnishing of one certificate of registration.

 

 

 

 

(b)

Searches –

 

 

 

 

 

(i)

for each personal search

£2.00

Search

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ticket

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(ii)

for each postal search

£5.00

Letter of application

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(c)

Copies –

 

 

 

 

 

(i)

copy of certificate of registration

25p

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(ii)

copy of, or extract from, registered particulars, each page

25p

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Greffier

 

 

 

 

 

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(iii)

Greffier’s certificate and signature

£5.00

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11.

“CASIER JUDICIAIRE” –

 

 

 

 

 

Certificate relating to criminal convictions

£20.00

Certificate

Greffier

 

12.

CAVEAT IN RELATION TO THE PASSING OF A CONTRACT TRANSFERRING IMMOVABLE PROPERTY

 

 

 

 

(a)

Lodging caveat with Bailiff

£10.00

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(b)

Renewal of caveat

£10.00

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Bailiff

 

 

The fees paid under this item include delivery to the debtor of a copy of the caveat and filing a copy in the Public Registry.

 

 

 

 

13.

“CESSION” –

 

 

 

 

 

Application to Court to make “cession”, and posting of notice

£2.00

Application

Greffier

 

14.

COMMISSION PAYABLE IN RESPECT OF THE ADMINISTRATION BY THE VISCOUNT OF PROPERTY OTHER THAN PROPERTY “EN DESASTRE”

 

 

 

 

(a)

In respect of money or assets received

10%

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) Record

Viscount

 

(b)

On any money or assets paid out or distributed

2½%

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15.

CONTRACTS –

 

 

 

 

(a)

Of sale of immovable property other than “rentes anciennes” but including “rentes nouvelles” and simple conventional hypothecs (except as provided by sub-paragraphs (b), (k), (l) or (u) of this item), where the consideration for the transfer of the property or, if the gross value of the property transferred exceeds such consideration, the gross value of the property –

 

 

 

 

 

(i)

does not exceed £50,000

50p each £100 or part of £100, with a minimum fee of £5.00

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(ii)

exceeds £50,000 but does not exceed £300,000

 

 

 

£250.00 in respect of the first £50,000, plus £1.00 for each £100 or part of £100 in excess thereof

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(iii)

exceeds £300,000

£2,750 in respect of the first £300,000 plus £1.25 for each £100 or part of £100 in excess thereof

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In the case of a contract of exchange of immovable property the fees specified in this paragraph shall be separately calculated in respect of the gross value of each property transferred.

 

(b)

Of sale of land on which a dwelling is, or is to be, constructed for occupation by the purchaser where (subject as is hereinafter provided) the gross value of the property or, where the dwelling has not been constructed, the notional gross value of the property once the dwelling has been constructed, calculated on the basis of market values obtaining at the time of the sale –

 

 

 

 

 

(i)

does not exceed £100,000

£100.00

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(ii)

exceeds £100,000 but does not exceed £110,000

 

 

 

 

25% of the fee calculated in accordance with sub-paragraph (a) of this item, with a minimum fee of £100.00

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(iii)

exceeds £110,000 but does not exceed £130,000

 

 

 

 

50% of the fee calculated in accordance with sub-paragraph (a) of this item, with a minimum fee of £100.00

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(iv)

exceeds £130,000 but does not exceed £150,000

 

 

 

 

75% of the fee calculated in accordance with sub-paragraph (a) of this item, with a minimum fee of £100.00:

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Provided that the fees specified in this sub-paragraph shall only be substituted for those payable under sub-paragraph (a) of this item where the transaction fulfils all the following conditions –

 

 

(i)

the purchaser requests that the stamp duty be assessed in accordance with this sub-paragraph;

 

 

(ii)

the purchaser is a person to whom any of sub-paragraphs (a) to (h) or clause (ii) of sub-paragraph (n) of paragraph (1) of Regulation 1 of the Housing (General Provisions) (Jersey) Regulations 1970 applies;

 

 

(iii)

the purchaser satisfies the designated officer that he does not own or hold on contract lease, whether in his own name either solely or jointly or in common with any other person, or beneficially through a nominee or limited liability company or other corporate body, and has not previously so owned or held on contract lease, any dwelling accommodation in Jersey or elsewhere; and

 

 

(iv)

the consideration for the sale is not less, or not substantially less, than the gross value of the property as sold.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(c)

Of gift, resignation or cession without cash consideration of im-movable property (except as provided by sub-paragraphs (k), (l) or (u) of this item), where the net value of the im-movable property transferred –

 

 

 

 

 

(i)

does not exceed £50,000

 

50p for each £100 or part of £100,with a minimum fee of £5.00

)

)

)

)

)

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

)

 

 

 

(ii)

exceeds £50,000 but does not exceed £300,000

 

 

 

£250.00 in respect of the first £50,000, plus £1.00 for each £100 or part of £100 in excess thereof

)

)

)

) Contract

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

Greffier

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

)

 

 

 

(iii)

exceeds £300,000

 

£2,750 in respect of the first £300,000, plus £1.25 for each £100 or part of £100 in excess thereof

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

)

 

 

(d)

Of creation of “rente nouvelle” or of a simple conventional hypothec or hypothecs –

 

)

)

)

)

)

 

 

 

(i)

in association with a contract of purchase falling to be charged under clause (i) of sub-paragraph (b) of this item

£25.00

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

)

 

 

 

(ii)

in association with a contract of purchase falling to be charged under clause (ii) of sub-paragraph (b) of this item

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12.5p for each £100 or part of £100 of the capital sum hypoth-ecated, with a minimum fee of £25.00

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

)

 

 

 

(iii)

in association with a contract of purchase falling to be charged under clause (iii) of sub-paragraph (b) of this item

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25p for each £100 or part of £100 of the capital sum hypoth-ecated, with a minimum fee of £25.00

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

) Contract

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

Greffier

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

)

 

 

 

(iv)

in association with a contract of purchase falling to be charged under clause (iv) of sub-paragraph (b) of this item

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

37.5p for each £100 or part of £100 of the capital sum hypoth- ecated, with a minimum fee of £25.00

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

)

 

 

 

(v)

where the borrower produces to the designated officer a letter from the Comptroller of Income Tax confirming that it qualifies for exemption from income tax pursuant to Article 115(a), (aa) or (ab) of the Income Tax (Jersey) Law 1961

£5.00

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

)

 

 

 

(vi)

in any other case

 

50p for each £100 or part of £100 of the capital sum hypoth-ecated, with a minimum fee of £5.00

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

)

 

 

(e)

Sale of “rente ancienne

 

50p for each £100 or part of £100 of the consi-deration for the sale, with a minimum fee of £5.00

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

 

 

(f)

Of creation or sale of an annuity or of cession or sale of life-enjoyment of immovable property (except as provided by sub-paragraph (j) of this item)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

50p for each £100 or part of £100 of the capital value of the annuity or life – enjoy-ment, as agreed with the Greffier, with a mini-mum fee of £5.00

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

) Contract

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

Greffier

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

)

 

 

(g)

Of assignment or reimbursement of “rente ancienne” or of reimbursement of “rente nouvelle” or of a simple conventional hypothec or hypo-thecs, where the capital reimbursable value of the “rente” or hypothec assigned or reimbursed –

 

) Contract

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

Greffier

 

 

 

 

 

)

 

 

 

(i)

does not exceed £5

25p

)

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

)

 

 

 

(ii)

exceeds £5 but not £10

5p

)

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

)

 

 

 

(iii)

exceeds £10 but not £100

£1.00

)

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

)

 

 

 

(iv)

exceeds £100 but not £1,000

£5.00

)

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

)

 

 

 

(v)

exceeds £1,000

£10.00

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

)

 

 

(h)

Of “partage” (except as provided by sub-paragraph (j) of this item)

 

 

 

50p for each £100 or part of £100 of the total net value of the immovable property disposed by the contract, with a mini-mum fee of £5.00

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

 

 

 

 

 

)

 

 

(j)

Of cession without cash consideration of the life-enjoyment of immovable property passed before Court at the same time as, or within one month directly following, the contract of acqui-sition of the property by the transferor, if the transferee is a member of the trans-feror’s family; or, except where the proviso to item 53 applies, of “partage” of devised immovable property passed before Court within the eighteen months next following regis-tration of the will of the deceased; or of “sous-partage

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

£2.00 for each page of the contract, with a mini-mum fee of £5.00

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

) Contract

)

)

)

)

)

Greffier

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

)

 

 

(k)

Of sale, gift, cession or other transfer of immovable property by a sole owner into joint ownership with another person, where the cash consideration for the transfer or, if one half of the net value of the property exceeds such consi-deration, one half of the net value of the property –

 

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

 

 

 

 

 

)

 

 

 

(i)

does not exceed £50,000

 

50p for each £100 or part of £100, with a mini-mum fee of £5.00

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

)

 

 

 

(ii)

exceeds £50,000 but does not exceed £300,000

 

 

 

£250.00 in respect of the first £50,000, plus £1.00 for each £100 or part of £100 in excess thereof

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

)

 

 

 

(iii)

exceeds £300,000

 

£2,750 in respect of the first £300,000 plus £1.25 for each £100 or part of £100 in excess thereof

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

 

 

If the transfer is effected by cession or sale of the property to a third party and resignation back to the transferee, the fee specified in this paragraph shall be taken on the first contract and the fee taken on the contract of resignation shall be

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

£2.00 for each page of the contract, with a mini-mum fee of £5.00

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

) Contract

)

)

)

)

)

Greffier

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

)

 

 

Where any transfer of immovable property or of a share therein takes place by reason of an order made by the Court under Article 28 of the Matrimonial Causes (Jersey) Law 1949, the fee specified in this paragraph shall be reduced to a fee of £2.00 for each page of the contract with a minimum fee of £5.00.

 

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

 

 

 

 

)

 

 

(l)

Of sale, gift, cession or other transfer of immovable property by a joint owner into sole ownership, where the cash consideration for the transfer –

 

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

 

 

 

(i)

does not exceed £50,000

 

50p for each £100 or part of £100, with a mini-mum fee of £5.00

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

)

 

 

 

(ii)

exceeds £50,000 but does not exceed £300,000

 

 

 

£250.00 in respect of the first £50,000, plus £1.00 for each £100 or part of £100 in excess thereof

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

)

 

 

 

(iii)

exceeds £300,000

 

£2,750 in respect of the first £300,000 plus £1.25 for each £100 or part of £100 in excess thereof

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

 

 

If the transfer is effected by cession or sale of the property to a third party and resignation back to the transferee, the fee specified in this paragraph shall be taken on the first contract and the fee taken on the contract of resignation shall be minimum fee of £5.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

£2.00 for each page of the contract, with a mini-mum fee of £5.00

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

) Contract

)

)

)

)

)

Greffier

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

)

 

 

Where any transfer of immovable property or of a share therein takes place by reason of an order made by the Court under Article 28 of the Matrimonial Causes (Jersey) Law 1949, the fee specified in this paragraph shall be reduced to a fee of £2.00 for each page of the contract with a minimum fee of £5.00.

 

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

 

 

 

 

)

 

 

(m)

Of lease, sub-lease or transfer or extension of lease or sub-lease, where (subject as is hereinafter provided, and except as provided by sub-paragraphs (n) or (u) of this item) the figure being the product of the annual rental stipulated in the contract multi-plied by the number of years for which the contract provides that the lessee, sub-lessee or transferee shall have posses-sion of the demised premises (excluding any period in excess of 21 years) with the addition of any consideration (other than agent’s com-mission and legal fees) to whomsoever paid or payable in respect of the transaction by the lessee, sub-lessee or transferee, whether stipulated in the contract or not –

 

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

 

 

 

(i)

does not exceed £100,000

 

25p for each £100 or part of £100, with a mini-mum fee of £5.00

)

) Contract

)

)

)

)

)

Greffier

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

)

 

 

 

(ii)

exceeds £100,000

 

£250.00 in respect of the first £100,000, plus 50p for each £100 or part of £100 in excess thereof

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

 

 

In calculating the fee payable under this sub-paragraph –

 

 

 

 

 

(i)

in determining the number of years to be taken into account, any fraction of a year shall be reckoned as a full year and any optional extension of the term of the lease or sub-lease shall be included;

 

 

 

 

 

(ii)

in the case of a transfer or extension of a lease or sub-lease, (except as hereinafter provided) the rental to be taken as a basis for calculating the fee shall be the rental currently pay-able for the demised premises at the date of the contract;

 

 

 

 

 

(iii)

where a lease or sub-lease is granted, trans-ferred or exten-ded for less than the pre-vailing market rental of the demised pre-mises, a fee calculated on such rental shall be agreed with the Greffier;

 

 

 

 

 

(iv)

any contract increasing the rental payable in respect of an existing lease or sub-lease shall be dee-med to be a contract of lease for the purpose of this Law, and shall be subject to the fee speci-fied in this sub-paragraph in respect of the increased rental or any part thereof on which stamp duty has not previously been paid under clause (iii) above;

 

 

 

 

 

(v)

in the case of an extension of a lease or sub-lease, the term of years on which stamp duty has pre-viously been paid by the lessee or sub-lessee may, at the discretion of the Greffier, be taken into account in determining the fee to be paid under this sub-paragraph in respect of the extension.

 

 

 

 

(n)

Of lease or transfer of lease of dwelling accommodation where (subject as is hereinafter provided) the transaction falls within the financial limits of the Building Loans (Miscella-neous Provisions) (Jersey) Regulations 1961 (whether or not a loan is actually made under those Regulations) and the gross value of the premium for granting or transfer of the lease, calculated on the basis of market values obtaining at the time of the passing of the contract –

 

 

 

 

 

(i)

does not exceed £100,000

£100.000

)

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

)

 

 

 

(ii)

exceeds £100,000 but does not exceed £110,000

 

 

 

25% of the fee calcula-ted in accordance with sub-paragraph (m) of this item with a minimum fee of £100.00

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

)

 

 

 

(iii)

exceeds £110,000 but does not exceed £130,000

 

 

 

50% of the fee calcula-ted in accordance with sub-paragraph (m) of this item with a minimum fee of £100.00

)

)

)

) Contract

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

)

 

 

 

(iv)

exceeds £130,000 but does not exceed £150,000

 

 

 

75% of the fee calcula-ted in accordance with sub-paragraph (m) of this item, with a minimum fee of £100.00:

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

 

 

Provided that the fees specified in this sub-paragraph shall only be substituted for those payable under sub-paragraph (m) of this item where the transaction fulfils all the following conditions –

 

 

(i)

the lessee or transferee requests that the stamp duty be assessed in accordance with this sub-paragraph;

 

 

(ii)

the lessee or transferee is a person to whom any of sub-paragraphs (a) to (h) or clause (ii) of sub-paragraph (n) of paragraph (1) of Regulation 1 of the Housing (General Provisions) (Jersey) Regulations 1970 applies;

 

 

(iii)

the lessee or transferee satisfies the designated officer that he does not own or hold on contract lease, whether in his own name either solely or jointly or in common with any other person, or beneficially through a nominee or limited liability company or other corporate body and has not previously so owned or held on contract lease, any dwelling accommodation in Jersey or elsewhere; and

 

 

(iv)

the premium for the granting or transfer of the lease is not less, or not substantially less, than the gross value of the premium calculated in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this sub-paragraph.

 

(o)

Not otherwise provi-ded for under this item –

 

)

)

)

 

 

 

 

 

)

 

 

 

(i)

where a consideration is stipulated in the contract

 

 

 

50p for each £100 or part of £100, with a minimum fee of £5.00

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

) Contract

Greffier

 

 

(ii)

where no consi-deration is stipulated in the contract

 

 

 

£2.00 for each page of the contract, with a minimum fee of £5.00

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

)

 

 

(p)

Power of attorney, or letters of appoint-ment of guardian, or of administration to property, or of attainment of majority

£5.00

Power of

Greffier

 

 

 

 

 

attorney or letters

 

 

(q)

Where contracts, powers of attorney, or letters of appoint-ment of guardian, or of administration to property, or of attain-ment of majority, are passed in private, or otherwise than on a day or at a time appointed by rules of court for the public passing of contracts, an additional fee shall be payable of

£5.00

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

 

 

 

 

 

)

 

 

(r)

For any contract, power of attorney, or letters of appointment of guardian, or of administration to property, or of attainment of majority, passed “en minute” an additional fee shall be payable of

£5.00

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

) Contract,

Greffier

 

 

 

 

) power of

) attorney

)or letters

 

 

(s)

For the sealing of a contract by the Bailiff

£10.00

Contract

)

)

)

 

 

 

 

 

) Greffier

 

(t)

For the signing of a copy of a contract by the Bailiff

£10.00

Copy of

)

)

)

 

 

 

 

contract

)

 

(u)

Of sale within the terms of sub-paragraph (a) of this item, of gift, resignation or cession within the terms of sub-paragraph (c) of this item or of lease, sublease or transfer or extension of lease or sub-lease within the terms of sub-paragraph (m) of this item, where the purchaser, donee, lessee, sub-lessee or transferee, according to the case, produces to the designated officer a letter from the Comptroller of Income Tax confirming that it qualifies for exemption from income tax pursuant to Article 115(a), (aa) or (ab) of the Income Tax (Jersey) Law 1961

£5.00

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

) Contract

Greffier

 

16.

“LOI (1991) SUR LA COPROPRIETE DES IMMEUBLES BATIS”

 

 

 

 

(a)

Application for registration of a co-ownership declaration (Article 3(1))

£50.00

Application

Greffier

 

(b)

Application for registration of an amendment to a co-ownership declaration (Article 3(5))

£25.00

Application

Greffier

 

17.

COPY OF ACT or other document, other than the copy to which a plaintiff or grantee, as the case may be, is entitled free of charge, and excluding copies otherwise provided for in this Schedule, for –

 

 

 

 

(a)

A typewritten copy, each page

£1.00

) Copy of

) Act or

Greffier

 

 

 

 

 

) other

) document

)

 

 

(b)

A photostat copy, each page

25p

)

)

 

 

 

 

 

)

 

 

(c)

Greffier’s certificate and signature

£5.00

)

)

 

 

No fee shall be taken under this item in respect of any extract or copy for which a fee is taken under sub-paragraph (a) of item 27 of this Part of this Schedule.

 

 

 

 

18.

DEBTORS AND CREDITORS – “LOI (1867) AU SUJET DES DEBITEURS ET CREANCIERS”

 

 

 

 

(a)

Application for permission to enter into agreement with creditors and posting of Act

£3.00

Application

)

)

)

)

)

 

 

 

 

 

)

 

(b)

Registration

of report of

“Juge-

Commissaire”

£5.00

Report

) Greffier

)

)

)

 

 

 

 

 

)

 

(c)

Conduct of proceedings by “Juge-

Commissaire

£20.00

Report

)

)

)

)

 

19.

DEED POLL

 

 

 

 

 

Registration of

£25.00

Application

Greffier

 

20.

“DEGREVE-MENT”

 

 

 

 

(a)

Application to Court for permission to conduct “dégrèvement

£10.00

Application

)

)

)

)

 

 

 

 

 

)

 

(b)

Conduct of “dégrèvement” by Greffier

£50.00

Record of

) Greffier

)

)

 

 

 

 

“dégrève- ment”

)

)

 

 

 

 

 

)

 

(c)

Each insertion by an unsecured creditor, and each “protêt

50p

Claim or

)

)

)

 

 

 

 

protêt

)

 

(d)

Putting into possession a person entitled after a “dégrèvement”, for each corpus fundi

£10.00

Record

Viscount

 

21.

“DESASTRE”

 

 

 

 

(a)

Application to Court to declare the movable property (“biens meubles”) of a person “en désastre

£25.00

Application

Greffier

 

(b)

Viscount –

 

 

 

 

 

(i)

attending to take inventory of movable property sequestrated

£25.00

)

)

)

)

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

)

 

 

 

(ii)

preparing notice requiring creditors to file claims

£10.00

)

)

)

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

)

 

 

 

(iii)

attending at Court in course of “désastre” proceedings, for each day or part of a day

£50.00

) Copy of

) Vis-

) count’s

) accounts

)

)

Viscount

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

)

 

 

 

(iv)

preparing notice concerning inspection of statements of claim

£5.00

)

)

)

)

)

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

)

 

 

 

(v)

making arrangements for, and preparing notice of, sale

£25.00

)

)

)

)

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

)

 

 

 

(vi)

attending sale

£25.00

) Copy of

) Vis-

) count’s

) accounts

Viscount

 

 

 

 

 

)

 

 

(c)

Commission on –

 

)

 

 

 

 

 

)

 

 

 

(i)

money or assets received

10%

)

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

)

 

 

 

(ii)

money or assets distributed among creditors

2½%

)

)

)

)

 

 

22.

DISTRAINT (“ARRET”) by virtue of an order of justice, a provisional order or an act of the Court

 

 

 

 

(a)

Distraint,
notification and release

 

 

At discretion of Viscount subject to maximum of £100.00

Order of justice, provisional order or Act of the Court

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

 

 

 

 

 

)

 

(b)

Certifying of copy of account

£1.00

Copy of

)

)

 

 

 

 

account

)

 

 

 

 

 

)

 

(c)

Acceptance of surety –

 

 

)

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

)

 

 

(i)

to avoid distraint

£10.00

)

)

)

)

 

 

 

 

 

)

)

 

 

(ii)

to release distraint

£10.00

) Record

)

)

)

 

 

 

 

 

)

)

 

(d)

Renewal of distraint

£10.00

)

) Viscount

 

 

 

 

 

)

 

(e)

Making arrangements for, and preparing notices of, sale; attendance at sale, and commission on amount realised; registration and notice of sale

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

) £20.00 plus

) 5% of

) amount

) realised

 

 

 

 

 

Book of sales

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

 

 

 

 

 

)

 

(f)

Attending to effect distraint, distraint not effected

 

 

At discretion of Viscount subject to maximum of £100.00

Order of justice, provisional order or Act of the Court

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

 

23.

DOCUMENTS (INCLUDING WILLS) LODGED “AU GREFFE”

 

 

 

 

 

For each document

£1.00

Document lodged

Greffier

 

24.

DOCUMENTS, MARKING OF BY GREFFIER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For each document

50p

Document marked

Greffier

 

25.

ENROLMENT OF ACTS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS “AU GREFFE”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For each page

£1.00

Act or document enrolled

Greffier

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26.

EVIDENCE OF WITNESS TAKEN IN WRITING BEFORE VISCOUNT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Viscount attending to take evidence, for each half day or part thereof

£50.00

Deposition

Viscount

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27.

EXTRACTS OR COPIES FROM PUBLIC REGISTRY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(a)

Extracts and copies, other than the lists mentioned in sub-paragraph (b) of this Item –

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(i)

for each page

50p

)

)

 

 

 

 

 

)

)

 

 

(ii)

for Greffier’s certificate and signature

£5.00

) Extract

) or copy

)

)

)

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

)

 

(b)

Lists of transfers of immovable property furnished annually to –

 

 

)

)

)

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

)

 

 

(i)

the parish of St. Helier

£40.00

)

)

)

)

 

 

 

 

 

)

)

 

 

(ii)

the parish of St. Brelade

£30.00

)

)

)

)

 

 

 

 

 

)

)

 

 

(iii)

the parish of St. Saviour

£30.00

) List

)

) Greffier

)

 

 

 

 

 

)

)

 

 

(iv)

any other parish

£20.00

)

)

)

)

 

 

 

 

 

)

)

 

 

(v)

States’ department (complete list)

£50.00

)

)

)

)

)

)

 

28.

GUARDIAN AD LITEM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Appointment of

£5.00

Application

Greffier

 

29.

JUDGMENT DEBTS

 

 

 

 

 

Act lodged with Viscount and found to be unenforceable by reason either that the debtor cannot be found or that he is without assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

At discretion of Viscount subject to maximum of £20.00

 

 

 

Act of Court

 

 

Viscount

 

30.

JUDGMENTS, REGISTRATION OF – JUDGMENTS (RECIPROCAL ENFORCEMENT) (JERSEY) LAW 1960

 

 

 

 

(a)

Application for

£50.00

Application

Greffier

 

(b)

Application for a certified copy of a judgment obtained in the Royal Court

£10.00

Affidavit

Bailiff

 

31.

LEGITIMACY (JERSEY) LAW 1973

 

 

 

 

(a)

Presentation of petition for decree of legitimacy or illegitimacy

£5.00

Petition

)

)

)

) Greffier

 

 

 

 

 

)

 

(b)

Hearing of petition

£10.00

“Billet”

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32.

LICENSING (JERSEY) LAW 1974

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(a)

Each application, other than an application to which the Licensing (Licence Fees) (Jersey) Regulations 1988 apply and each declaration made in pursuance of the Law to the Licensing Assembly or the Royal Court

£5.00

Application

Greffier

 

 

 

 

or declaration

 

 

(b)

Each application to the Bailiff for the grant of a special permit under Article 89 of the Law

£10.00

Application

Bailiff

 

33.

JERSEY GAS COMPANY (JERSEY) LAW 1989

 

 

 

 

(a)

Delivery of copy of statement of members or shareholders of the Company (Article 12(2))

£110

Statement

Greffier

 

(b)

Searches –

 

 

 

 

 

(i)

for each personal search

£3.00

 

Search ticket

Greffier

 

 

(ii)

for each postal search

£6.00

 

Letter of application

Greffier

 

(c)

Copies –

 

 

 

 

 

(i)

copy of, or extract from, registered particulars of the Company, each page

25p

Application

Greffier

 

 

(ii)

Greffier’s certificate and signature

£10.00

Application

Greffier

 

34.

MENTAL HEALTH (JERSEY) LAW 1969

 

 

 

 

(a)

Application to deal with interdict’s property (Article 50(17))

£5.00

Application

Greffier

 

(b)

Application for appointment of acting nearest relative (Article 39)

£10.00

Summons

Greffier

 

(c)

Application for discharge or variation of order appointing acting nearest relative (Article 40)

£10.00

Summons

Greffier

 

(d)

Application for leave to institute proceedings (Article 57(2))

£20.00

Summons

Greffier

 

35.

ORDERS OF JUSTICE AND PROVISIONAL ORDERS

 

 

 

 

(a)

Order of justice signed by Bailiff

£20.00

 

Order of justice

Bailiff

 

(b)

Provisional order –

 

 

 

 

 

(i)

signed by Bailiff

£10.00

 

Provisional order

Bailiff

 

 

(ii)

signed by Judge of Petty Debts Court

 

£5.00

 

 

Provisional order

 

Greffier

 

36.

PATENTS AND DESIGNS – PATENTS (JERSEY) LAW 1957 AND REGISTERED DESIGNS (JERSEY) LAW 1957

 

 

 

 

(a)

Application for registration

£20.00

Application

Greffier

 

(b)

Searches –

 

 

 

 

 

(i)

for each personal search

£2.00

)

) Search

Greffier

 

 

 

 

 

)ticket or

) letter of

)application

 

 

 

(ii)

for each postal search

£5.00

)

)

 

 

(c)

Copies –

 

 

 

 

 

(i)

copy of certificate of registration

25p

)

)

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

)

 

 

 

(ii)

copy of, or extract from, register, each page

25p

) Applic-

) ation

)

)

Greffier

 

 

 

 

 

)

 

 

 

(iii)

Greffier’s certificate and signature

£5.00

)

)

)

 

 

37.

POWER OF ATTORNEY

 

 

 

 

(a)

Registration of

£5.00

)

) Power of

)

)

 

 

 

 

) attorney

)

 

 

 

 

)

)

 

(b)

Filing of

£1.00

)

) Greffier

 

 

 

 

 

)

 

(c)

Registration of decla-ration abandoning or revoking

£5.00

Declaration

)

)

)

)

 

38.

PRISONER FOR DEBT

 

 

 

 

 

Conducting from prison to Court and from Court to prison

 

 

£15.00

 

 

Application to produce debtor before Court

 

 

Viscount

 

39.

“REALISATION” – “LOI (1904) (AMENDEMENT No. 2) SUR LA PROPRIETE FONCIERE”

 

 

 

 

(a)

Application to carry out a “réalisation

£10.00

Application

)

)

 

 

 

 

 

)

 

(b)

Conduct of proceedings by Greffier

£50.00

List of

)

)

) Greffier

 

 

 

 

creditors

)

 

 

 

 

 

)

 

(c)

Each claim, objection or search by a creditor

50p

 

 

Receipt or search ticket

)

)

)

)

)

 

40.

REMONS-TRANCE, REPRESENTA-TION OR “DOLEANCE”

 

 

 

 

 

(i)

Presentation to Court

£10.00

)

) Remons-

Greffier

 

 

 

 

) trance,

) represen-

) tation or

) doléance

 

 

 

 

 

)

 

 

 

(ii)

Where the Court fixes a special day for the hearing, each day or part thereof

£80.00

)

)

)

)

)

)

 

 

41.

“RENTES”, REIMBURSE- MENT OF

 

 

 

 

 

Attendance of Viscount to witness accounting and pay-ing, in a case where the owner of a “rente” refuses to accept reimbursement

£20.00

Record

Viscount

 

42.

SEALS, AFFIXING OF BY VISCOUNT

£5.00

Record

Viscount

 

43.

SEARCHES “AU GREFFE”, EXCLUDING SEARCHES OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR IN THIS SCHEDULE –

 

 

 

 

(a)

By members of Greffe staff, each half hour

£5.00

)

)

) Search

Greffier

 

 

 

 

) ticket

 

 

(b)

Other searches, each half hour

£2.00

)

)

 

 

44.

SUMMONS, HEARING OF

 

 

 

 

(a)

Consent order by the Court

£8.00

)

)

 

 

 

 

 

)

 

 

(b)

Consent order by the Greffier

£5.00

)

)

 

 

 

 

 

)

 

 

(c)

Contested order by the Court, each day or part thereof

£80.00

) Summons

)

)

Greffier

 

 

 

 

)

 

 

(d)

Contested order by the Greffier, each half day or part thereof

£30.00

)

)

)

)

 

 

45.

SUMMONS, SERVICE OF, BY VISCOUNT

 

 

 

 

(a)

In pursuance of an order of justice regarding guardian-ship, administration of property or attainment of majo-rity, each person

£5.00

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

 

 

 

 

)

) Viscount

 

(b)

In connection with any other order of justice remonstrance, representation or “doléance”, each person

 

 

 

 

 

At discretion of Viscount subject to a maximum of £50.00

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

 

 

In the case of the arrest of a debtor or the effecting of a distraint, the fees set out in paragraph (b) of this item shall be taken in addition to the fees set out in item 8 or 22 of Part I of this Schedule

 

 

 

 

(c)

Renewal of summons in connection with an order of justice or remonstrance, each person

£3.00

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

 

 

 

 

)

)

 

(d)

Certifying each copy of an order of justice, remonstrance, representation or “doléance

£1.00

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

 

 

 

 

)

)

 

(e)

On a debtor requiring him to pay a claim within two months on pain of dégrèvement

£5.00

)

)

)

)

) Record

)

)

)

)

) Viscount

 

 

 

 

)

)

 

(f)

In a “dégrèvement” or “réalisation”, each person

£5.00

)

)

)

)

)

)

 

 

 

 

)

)

 

(g)

In connection with an Order in Council between parties

£6.00

)

)

)

)

)

)

 

(h)

On a party to appear before –

 

 

 

 

 

(i)

the Royal Court

£10.00

)

)

 

 

 

 

 

)

)

 

 

(ii)

the Petty Debts Court

£5.00

)

)

)

)

 

 

 

 

 

)

)

 

(j)

On a witness to appear before –

 

) Instruct-

) ions

) to

) Viscount

) Viscount

)

)

)

 

 

 

 

 

)

)

 

 

(i)

the Royal Court

£5.00

)

)

 

 

 

 

 

)

)

 

 

(ii)

the Petty Debts Court

£5.00

)

)

)

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

)

 

(k)

Notice to repay a bond “rente” or simple conventional hypothec

£5.00

)

)

)

) Record

)

)

)

)

 

 

 

 

)

)

 

(l)

Any summons or notice not otherwise provided for

£5.00

)

)

)

)

)

)

 

46.

SUMMONS, SERVICE OF

 

 

 

 

(a)

Order for service out of jurisdiction

£10.00

Order

 

Bailiff or Greffier

 

(b)

Order for substituted service

£10.00

Order

Greffier

 

47.

TAXATION OF COSTS BY GREFFIER, for each half hour

£10.00

Bill of costs

Greffier

 

48.

TENANTS, EXPULSION OF REFRACTORY – “LOI (1919) SUR LA LOCATION DES BIEN – FONDS” AND “LOI (1946) CONCERNANT L’EXPULSION DES LOCATAIRES REFRACTAIRES”

 

 

 

 

(a)

Notice to quit served on –

 

 

 

 

 

(i)

a tenant at the instance of a landlord

 

 

At discretion of Viscount subject to maximum of £15.00

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

 

 

 

 

 

)

)

 

 

(ii)

a landlord at the instance of a tenant

 

 

At discretion of Viscount subject to maximum £15.00

)

)

) Record

)

)

)

)

)

)

) Viscount

)

)

)

)

 

(b)

Notice of eviction served on a tenant

 

At discretion of Viscount subject to maximum of £25.00

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

 

 

 

 

)

)

 

(c)

Carrying out eviction

At discretion of Viscount subject to maximum of £50.00

) Act of

) the Court

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

 

49.

TRADE MARKS – TRADE MARKS (JERSEY) LAW 1958

 

 

 

 

(a)

Filing application under –

 

 

 

 

 

(i)

Article 4(1)

£20.00

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

)

 

 

 

(ii)

Article 4(2)

£20.00

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

)

 

 

 

(iii)

Article 5

£20.00

) Applic-

Greffier

 

 

 

 

 

) ation

 

 

 

(iv)

Article 6

£20.00

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

)

 

 

 

(v)

Article 7(1)(b), 7(2)

£5.00

)

)

 

 

The fees taken under clauses (i) to (iv) of sub-paragraph (a) of this item include the furnishing of one certificate of registration.

 

 

 

 

(b)

Searches –

 

 

 

 

 

(i)

for each per-sonal search

£2.00

)

) Search

Greffier

 

 

 

 

 

) ticket or

) letter of

) applic-

)ation

 

 

 

(ii)

for each postal search

£5.00

)

)

 

 

(c)

Copies –

 

 

 

 

 

(i)

copy of certi-ficate of registration

25p

)

)

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

)

 

 

 

(ii)

copy of, or extract from, register, each page

25p

)

)

) Applic-

)ation

Greffier

 

 

 

 

 

 

)

 

 

 

(iii)

Greffier’s certificate and signature

£5.00

)

)

)

 

 

50.

TRUSTS AND CORPORATIONS – “LOI (1862) SUR LES TENEURES EN FIDEICOMMIS ET L’INCORPOR-ATION D’ASSOC-IATIONS”

 

 

 

 

 

Application for creation or extension of a trust or an Act of incorporation

£25.00

Application

Greffier

 

51.

“VUE DE JUSTICE”

 

 

 

 

(a)

Preparation of list of “voyeurs” or experts

£5.00

)

)

 

 

 

 

 

)

 

 

(b)

Service of summons on each “voyeur” or expert

£5.00

)

)

)

 

 

 

 

 

)

 

 

(c)

Viscount attending at “Vue

£50.00

)

) Record of

Viscount

 

 

 

 

) service

 

 

(d)

Each attendance by Viscount for which provision is not otherwise made

£10.00

)

)

)

)

 

 

(e)

Record of the “Vue

£10.00 for the first 100 words and £2.50 for each additional 100 words

Record

Greffier

 

52.

“VUE DU VICOMTE”

 

 

 

 

(a)

Preparation of list of experts

£5.00

)

)

 

 

 

 

 

)

 

 

(b)

Service of summons on each expert

£5.00

)

)

 

 

 

 

 

)

 

 

(c)

Viscount attending at “Vue

 

£50.00 thereof

)

)

) Record

Viscount

 

 

 

 

)

 

 

(d)

Each attendance for which provision is not otherwise made

£10.00

)

)

)

 

 

 

 

 

)

 

 

(e)

Record of the “Vue

£10.00 for the first 100 words and £2.50 for each additional 100 words

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

 

 

53.

WILLS DEVISING IMMOVABLE PROPERTY

 

 

 

 

 

The person by whom the application is signed shall certify on the application the net value of the immovable property devised at the time of the death of the testator. Application for registration and furnishing copy of will to applicant, where the net value of the immovable property devised –

 

 

 

 

(a)

Does not exceed £50,000

 

50p for each £100 or part of £100, with a minimum fee of £5.00

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

 

 

 

 

 

)

 

 

(b)

Exceeds £50,000

£250 for the first £50,000, plus £1.00 for each £100 or part of £100 in excess thereof

) Applic-

) ation

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

Greffier

 

Provided that –

 

 

 

 

 

(a)

where the will devises all the immovable property of the testator to those persons to whom the property would have passed on an intestacy and in the same shares, the fee shall be £2 per page subject to a minimum fee of £5; and

 

 

(b)

on the annulment of a will by the Court, the Greffier, on application being made to him, shall issue a certificate authorizing the Treasurer of the States to reimburse to the applicant the amount of the fee originally paid or so much thereof as the Greffier shall determine.

 

PART II

FEES IN MATRIMONIAL CAUSES

 

Item

Stamp Duty

Chargeable Document

Designated Officer

 

1.

Filing petition to include all docu-ments for service

£15.00

The petition

)

)

)

)

 

 

 

 

)

2.

Greffier’s certificate

 

 

)

 

 

 

 

)

(a)

issuing

£7.00

)

)

 

 

 

) The

)

(b)

renewing

£5.00

) certificate

)

 

 

 

 

)

3.

Hearing cause

 

 

)

 

 

 

 

)

(a)

undefended

£8.00

The

 “billet”

)

)

 

 

 

 

)

(b)

defended, for each half day or part thereof

 

£40.00

 

 

The

“billet”

)

)

)

)

 

 

 

 

)

4.

Applying for decree absolute (to include issue of one copy)

 

£6.00

 

 

The application

)

)

)

)

 

 

 

 

)

5.

Making any ex parte application by affidavit

 

£5.00

 

 

The affidavit

)

)

)

)

 

 

 

 

)

6.

Lodging and marking any agreement on ancillary matters

 

£5.00

 

 

The agreement

)

)

) Greffier

)

 

 

 

 

)

7.

Originating appli-cation, summons or notice of ancillary relief (including adjourned ancillary hearing)

 

 

)

)

)

)

)

)

 

 

 

 

)

(a)

filing summons, fixing date, signing copy for service

£5.00

 

 

The summons of notice

)

)

)

)

)

 

 

 

 

)

(b)

hearing –

 

 

)

 

before the Greffier

 

 

)

)

 

 

 

 

)

 

uncontested

£5.00

The summons

)

)

 

 

 

 

)

 

contested, for each half day or part thereof

 

 

 

£30.00

 

 

 

The summons

)

)

)

)

)

 

 

 

 

)

 

before the Court –

 

 

)

)

 

 

 

 

)

 

uncontested

£8.00

The summons

)

)

 

 

 

 

)

 

contested, for each half day or part thereof

 

 

 

£40.00

 

 

 

The summons

)

)

)

)

)

 

 

 

 

)

8.

Filing any additional plea (including signing any docu-ment for service) and filing further and better particulars

 

 

 

£6.00

 

 

 

 

 

The document filed

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

 

 

 

 

)

9.

Lodging or filing any document not other-wise provided for in this Part of this Schedule, or issuing copy of any document

 

 

 

 

£1.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

The document filed

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

 

Copy certified by Greffier

£5.00

 

The copy document

)

)

)

 

 

 

 

)

10.

Appeals –

 

 

)

 

on filing notice of appeal from an order of the Greffier

 

£6.00

 

 

The notice of appeal

)

)

)

)

 

 

 

 

)

 

hearing by the Court of any appeal from an order of the Greffier, for each half day or part thereof

£40.00

The “billet”

)

)

)

)

)

)

)Greffier

 

 

 

 

)

11.

Guardian ad litem – appointment of

£5.00

 

The application

)

)

)

 

 

 

 

)

12.

Commission for examination of witnesses abroad – issue of

 

 

£15.00

 

 

 

The application

)

)

)

)

)

 

 

 

 

)

13.

Letters of request –

 

 

)

 

 

 

 

)

 

(i)

for service of process out of the Bailiwick

 

£15.00

 

 

The undertaking

)

)

)

)

 

 

 

 

 

)

 

(ii)

for the examination of witnesses abroad

 

 

£15.00

 

 

 

The undertaking

)

)

)

)

)

 

 

 

 

 

)

14.

Medical inspection – administering oath and filing report

 

£5.00

 

 

The application

)

)

)

)

 

 

 

 

)

15.

Evidence – taking of in writing by Viscount, for each half day or part thereof

 

 

 

£50.00

 

 

 

 

The deposition

)

)

)

)

)

)

 

 

 

 

)

16.

Service by Viscount

 

 

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

personal, each party served

 

up to a maximum of £20.00

 

The record

)

) Viscount

)

)

 

 

 

 

)

 

other than personal, each party served

£10.00

The record

)

)

)

 

 

 

 

)

17.

Translation of any document

£5.00

 

The translation

)

)

)

 

 

 

 

)

18.

Taxing bill of costs, for each half hour

£10.00

The bill

)

)


PART III

PROBATE FEES

 

Item

Stamp Duty

Chargeable Document

Designated Officer

1.

ACTIONS –

 

 

 

(a)

“Billet à la Table” or “Billet au Greffe” –

 

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

 

 

 

 

 

“Billet” in the cause

 

 

 

 

 

Greffier

 

First billet in the cause

£10.00

(b)

Where the court fixes a special day for the hearing or trial the following additional fee shall be paid –

 

 

For each day or part of a day

£80.00

2.

BOND

 

 

 

 

Application for the assignment of a bond

£5.00

Application

Greffier

3.

CAVEATS

 

 

 

 

For the entry or renewal of a caveat

£5.00

Caveat

Greffier

4.

COPIES

 

 

 

(a)

Photographic copies –

 

)

)

)

)

) Copy

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

Greffier

 

For each sheet photographed

25p

(b)

Typewritten or written copies –

 

 

For each page

£1.00

 

Sealed and certified copies

£5.00

5.

DOCUMENT (including will) lodged “au Greffe” –

 

 

 

 

Each document

£1.00

Document

Greffier

6.

EVIDENCE of a witness taken in writing before the Viscount –

 

 

 

 

For each half day

£50.00

Deposition

Viscount

7.

GUARANTEE CORPORATIONS –

 

 

 

 

Approval of, under Article 19 of the Probate (Jersey) Law 1949

£50.00

Such document as the Greffier may determine

Greffier

8.

INTERVENTION of the Attorney General –

 

 

 

(a)

Attending in Court when the intervention is granted

£50.00

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Such docu-ment as the Attorney General may determine

Attorney General

(b)

Each subsequent attendance in Court without pleading

£50.00

(c)

Each subsequent attendance in Court, with pleading (Inferior Number)

£50.00

(d)

Each subsequent attendance in Court, with plead-ing (Superior Number)

£50.00

(e)

Drawing plea or other proceedings

£25.00

(f)

Attending to examine exhibits

£25.00

(g)

Each consultation

£25.00

9.

ORDER OF JUSTICE –

 

 

 

 

Signature of Bailiff

£20.00

Order of Justice

Bailiff

10.

PERSONAL APPLICATIONS –

 

 

 

 

For drawing up, perusing and settling and administering oaths, affidavits or other documents

£50.00

Oath

Greffier

11.

PLEADINGS, APPLICATIONS, DECLARA-TIONS, INTERVEN-TIONS OR OPPOSITIONS in a probate action

£3.00

Pleading or other document

Greffier

12.

PROBATE OR LETTERS OF ADMINIS-TRATION –

 

 

 

 

If the net value of the personal estate is sworn –

 

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

Oath leading to the grant

Greffier

 

(a)

Not to exceed £5,000

no fee

 

(b)

Not to exceed £10,000

£50.00

 

(c)

Not to exceed £50,000

£50.00 for each £10,000 or part of £10,000

(d)

To exceed £50,000

£250.00 in respect of the first £50,000, plus £75.00 for each additional £10,000 or part thereof

Where another executor is appointed under Article 26 of the Probate (Jersey) Law 1949, no additional fee shall be payable under this head.

13.

REPRESENTA-TIONS TO THE COURT –

 

 

 

(a)

Presentation to the Court of

£10.00

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

 

 

Representations

 

 

Greffier

(b)

Where the Court fixes a special day for the hearing –

 

 

For each day or part of a day

£80.00

14.

SEARCHES in the Probate Registry –

 

 

 

 

Each half hour

£10.00

Such document as the Greffier may determine

Greffier

15.

SUMMONSES –

 

 

 

(a)

Summoning a party, and record

£10.00

)

)

)

)

)

)

Instruct-ions given to the Viscount

Viscount

(b)

Summoning a witness, and record

£5.00

16.

TRUST COR-PORATIONS –

 

 

 

 

Authorization of, under paragraph (5) of Article 12 of the Probate (Jersey) Law 1949

£50.00

Such document as the Greffier may determine

Greffier

17.

VISCOUNT AS ADMINISTRATOR UNDER ARTICLE 14 OF THE PROBATE (JERSEY) LAW 1949 –

 

 

 

(a)

Attendances to obtain particulars of the estate and attendances with the Greffier to obtain administration

£50.00

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Such docu-ment as the Viscount may determine

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Viscount

(b)

Preparation of the inventory –

 

 

For each half day

£25.00

(c)

Administration of the estate –

 

 

(i)

commission on the gross nature of the personal estate –

 

 

on the first £2,000

10%

 

on the next £2,000

8%

 

on the next £4,000

4%

 

on the balance in excess of £8,000

2%

 

(ii)

com-mission on all monies paid or distributed

2½%

(d)

Attendances of the Viscount not provided above

£25.00

18.

VISCOUNT IN POSSESSION PENDENTE LITE UNDER ARTICLE 15 OF THE PROBATE (JERSEY) LAW 1949

Such fees and percentages as may be determined by the Royal Court in each particular case

Such document as the Viscount may determine

Viscount


SECOND SCHEDULE

(Article 13)

Enactments repealed5

 

(1)

(2)

Title of enactment

Extent of repeal

Probate (Jersey) Law 19495

In Article 21 from the words “on payment” to the end of the Article and the whole of Articles 29 and 30

Matrimonial Causes (Jersey) Law 19496

Article 44

Departments of the Judiciary and Legislature (Jersey) Law 19657

Article 12

Probate Fees (Jersey) Regulations 19778

The whole of the Regulations

Judicial Fees (Jersey) Regulations 19889

The whole of the Regulations

Matrimonial Causes (Fees) (Jersey) Regulations 198810

The whole of the Regulations

Probate Fees (Amendment) (Jersey) Regulations 198811

The whole of the Regulations

Judicial Fees (Amendment) (Jersey) Regulations 199112

The whole of the Regulations

Judicial Fees (Amendment No. 2) (Jersey) Regulations 199213

The whole of the Regulations

Judicial Fees (Amendment No. 3) (Jersey) Regulations 199214

The whole of the Regulations

 



1        Tome VII, page 510, and Volume 1996–1997, page 147.

2        Volume 1963–1965, page 557.

3        Tome VII, page 601.

4        Tome VII, page 530.

5        Tome VII, page 528.

6        Tome VII, page 601.

7        Volume 1963–1965, page 557.

8        No. 6373.

9        No. 7853.

10      No. 7854.

11      No. 7855.

12      No. 8288.

13      No. 8399.

14      No. 8417.


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