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Item
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Stamp Duty
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Chargeable Document
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Designated Officer
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1. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
OF DEBT ON TABLE OR AU GREFFE –
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(a) Where the borrowing relates to a contract
of purchase falling to be charged under item 13(b) of this Part where 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
sale –
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(i) does not exceed
£150,000
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£25
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Billet
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Greffier
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(ii) exceeds
£150,000 but does not exceed £175,000
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12.5p for each £100 or part of £100 of the amount to
be acknowledged subject to a minimum of £25
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Billet
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Greffier
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(iii) exceeds
£175,000 but does not exceed £200,000
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25p for each £100 or part of £100 of the amount to be
acknowledged subject to a minimum of £25
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Billet
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Greffier
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(iv) exceeds
£200,000 but does not exceed £250,000
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37.5p for each £100 or part of £100 of the amount to
be acknowledged subject to a minimum of £25
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Billet
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Greffier
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(b) 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
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£5
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Billet
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Greffier
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(c) In any other case
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50p for each £100 or part of £100 of the amount to be
acknowledged subject to a minimum of £5
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Billet
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Greffier
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(d) In all cases under this item, for each
document registered
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£50
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Billet
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Greffier
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Provided that where the
Greffier is satisfied that the document is a renewal or further renewal of a
judicial hypothec on which stamp duty has already been paid and which has
become prescribed by lapse of time under Article 29 of the Loi (1880) Sur La Propriété
Foncière, the total fee payable –
(A) under paragraph (a) or (c) of this item shall be
£50; and
(B) under paragraph (b) of this item shall be
£5
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2. ACTIONS –
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(1) In
the Petty Debts Court –
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(a) Where
the claim does not exceed £100
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£2
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Claim Summary
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Greffier
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(b) Where the claim
exceeds £100 but does not exceed £1,000
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£10
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Claim Summary
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Greffier
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(c) Where the claim
exceeds £1,000 but does not exceed £2,500
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£25
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Claim Summary
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Greffier
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(d) Where the claim
exceeds £2,500
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£40
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Claim Summary
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Greffier
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(e) For expulsion of a
refractory tenant
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£25
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Claim Summary
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Greffier
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(f) In pursuance of
the Separation and Maintenance Orders (Jersey) Law 1953 or the Maintenance Orders (Facilities for
Enforcement) (Jersey) Law 2000
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£25
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Claim Summary
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Greffier
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(g) Each intervention or
opposition made during the hearing
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£25
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Intervention or Opposition
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Greffier
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(h) Fixing a date for a
trial or hearing
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£25
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Application or Claim Summary
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Greffier
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(2) In the Royal Court (excluding
acknowledgement of debt) on Table
or au Greffe –
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(a) First billet in the proceedings or
counterclaim in an action
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£50
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Billet or Counterclaim
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Greffier
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(b) Before the Superior
Number
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£50
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Billet
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Greffier
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(c) Appeal to the
Inferior Number
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£50
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Notice of Appeal
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Greffier
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(d) Setting down for
hearing
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£50
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Application
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Greffier
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(e) 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 half day or part of a half day
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£300
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Billet or application
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Greffier
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(f) Each
intervention or opposition made during the course of an action
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£25
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Intervention or Opposition
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Greffier
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3. ACT OF
THE COURT REGISTERED IN THE REGISTER OF OBLIGATIONS, cancellation of
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£25
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Act, Affidavit or Declaration
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Greffier
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4. ADOPTION, application and hearing under the Adoption (Jersey) Law 1961
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£50
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Application
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Greffier
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5. APPLICATION
OR DECLARATION, not otherwise provided for in
this Schedule
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£50
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Application or Declaration
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Greffier
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6. ARBITRATION
BEFORE GREFFIER, for each attendance, fee
payable by the plaintiff, for each half day or part of a half day
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£200
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Record
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Greffier
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7. ARREST OF
DEBTOR (SAISIE) –
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(a) Arrest and notification
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At discretion of Viscount subject to a maximum of £200
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Order of justice, provisional order or Act of the Court
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Viscount
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(b) Discharge of arrest
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£50
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Record
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Viscount
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(c) Accepting surety to release arrest of
debtor, or to produce debtor before Court on pain of satisfying judgment
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£50
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Record
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Viscount
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(d) Attending to arrest debtor, arrest not
effected
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At discretion of Viscount subject to a maximum of £200
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Order of justice, provisional order or Act of the Court
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Viscount
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Provided that where, in
addition to the arrest of a debtor, the debtor’s goods are distrained
on, the fees specified under item 19 of this Part shall be payable in
addition to the fees specified under this item.
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8. AUTHORITY
TO PRACTISE as an architect, dentist, medical
practitioner, optician, pharmaceutical chemist, veterinary surgeon
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£100
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Application
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Greffier
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9. CASIER JUDICIAIRE, certificate relating to criminal convictions
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£50
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Certificate
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Greffier
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10. CAVEAT IN RELATION TO
THE PASSING OF A CONTRACT TRANSFERRING IMMOVABLE PROPERTY –
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(a) Lodging caveat with Bailiff
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£50
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Caveat
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Bailiff
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(b) Renewal of caveat
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£50
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Caveat
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Bailiff
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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.
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11. CESSION, application to Court to
make cession, and posting of notice
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£50
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Application
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Greffier
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12. COMMISSION PAYABLE IN
RESPECT OF THE ADMINISTRATION BY THE VISCOUNT
of property other than property en
désastre –
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(a) In respect of money or assets received
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10%
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Record
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Viscount
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(b) On any money or assets paid out or
distributed
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2½%
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Record
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Viscount
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13. CONTRACTS –
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(a) Of sale of immovable property other than rentes anciennes but including rentes nouvelles and simple
conventional hypothecs (except as provided by paragraphs (b), (j), (k) or (t)
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 –
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(i) does not exceed
£50,000
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50p each £100 or part of £100 subject to a minimum of
£10
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Contract
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Greffier
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(ii) exceeds
£50,000 but does not exceed £300,000
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£250 in respect of the first £50,000, plus £1.50
for each £100 or part of £100 in excess thereof
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Contract
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Greffier
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(iii) exceeds
£300,000 but does not exceed £500,000
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£4,000 in respect of the first £300,000, plus £2
for each £100 or part of £100 in excess thereof
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Contract
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Greffier
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(iv) exceeds
£500,000 but does not exceed £700,000
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£8,000 in respect of the first £500,000, plus
£2.50 for each £100 or part of £100 in excess thereof
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Contract
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Greffier
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(v) exceeds
£700,000
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£13,000 in respect of the first £700,000, plus
£3 for each £100 or part of £100 in excess thereof
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Contract
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Greffier
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Provided that 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.
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(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 –
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(i) does not exceed
£150,000
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£150
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Contract
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Greffier
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(ii) exceeds
£150,000 but does not exceed £175,000
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£62.50 in respect of the first £50,000, plus 25p for
each £100 or part of £100 in excess thereof
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Contract
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Greffier
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(iii) exceeds
£175,000 but does not exceed £200,000
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£125 in respect of the first £50,000, plus 50p for
each £100 or part of £100 in excess thereof
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Contract
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Greffier
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(iv) exceeds
£200,000 but does not exceed £250,000
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£187.50 in respect of the first £50,000, plus 75p for
each £100 or part of £100 in excess thereof
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Contract
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Greffier
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Provided
that the fees specified in this paragraph shall only be substituted for those
payable under paragraph (a) of this item where the transaction fulfills all
the following conditions –
(A) the
purchaser requests that the stamp duty be assessed in accordance with this sub-paragraph;
(B) the
purchaser is a person to whom Regulation 1(1)(a) to (h) or (n)(ii) of the Housing (General Provisions) (Jersey)
Regulations 1970 applies;
(C) the
purchaser satisfies the designated officer that he or she does not own or
hold on contract lease, whether in his or her 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
(D) the
consideration for the sale is not less, or not substantially less, than the
gross value of the property as sold.
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(c) Of gift, resignation or cession without
cash consideration of immovable property (except as provided by paragraphs
(j), (k) or (t) of this item), where the net value of the immovable property
transferred –
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(i) does not exceed
£50,000
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50p for each £100 or part of £100, subject to a
minimum of £10
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Contract
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Greffier
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(ii) exceeds
£50,000 but does not exceed £300,000
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£250 in respect of the first £50,000, plus £1.50
for each £100 or part of £100 in excess thereof
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Contract
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(iii) exceeds
£300,000 but does not exceed £500,000
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£4,000 in respect of the first £300,000, plus £2
for each £100 or part of £100 in excess thereof
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Contract
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Greffier
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(iv) exceeds
£500,000 but does not exceed £700,000
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£8,000 in respect of the first £500,000, plus
£2.50 for each £100 or part of £100 in excess thereof
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Contract
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Greffier
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(v) exceeds
£700,000
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£13,000 in respect of the first £700,000, plus
£3 for each £100 or part of £100 in excess thereof
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Contract
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Greffier
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(d) Of creation of rente nouvelle or of a simple conventional hypothec or hypothecs
in association with a contract of purchase falling to be charged under paragraph
(b) of this item where 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 sale –
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(i) does not exceed
£150,000
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£25
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Contract
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Greffier
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(ii) exceeds
£150,000 but does not exceed £175,000
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12.5p for each £100 or part of £100 of the capital sum
hypothecated subject to a minimum of £25
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Contract
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Greffier
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(iii) exceeds
£175,000 but does not exceed £200,000
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25p for each £100 or part of £100 of the capital sum
hypothecated subject to a minimum of £25
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Contract
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Greffier
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(iv) exceeds
£200,000 but does not exceed £250,000
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37.5p for each £100 or part of £100 of the capital sum
hypothecated subject to a minimum of £25
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Contract
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Greffier
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(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
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£50
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Contract
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Greffier
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(vi) in any other case
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50p for each £100 or part of £100 of the capital sum
hypothecated subject to a minimum of £10
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Contract
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Greffier
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(e) Sale of rente ancienne
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50p for each £100 or part of £100 of the consideration
for the sale subject to a minimum of £5
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Contract
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Greffier
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(f) Of creation or
sale of an annuity or of cession or sale of life-enjoyment of immovable
property (except as provided by paragraph (i) of this item)
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50p for each £100 or part of £100 of the capital value
of the annuity or life-enjoyment, as agreed with the Greffier subject to a
minimum of £10
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Contract
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Greffier
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(g) Of assignment or reimbursement of rente ancienne or of reimbursement of rente nouvelle or of a simple
conventional hypothec or hypothecs, where the capital reimbursable value of
the rente or hypothec assigned or
reimbursed –
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(i) does not exceed
£100
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£2
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Contract
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Greffier
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(ii) exceeds
£100
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£10
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Contract
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Greffier
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(h) Of partage
(except as provided by paragraph (i) of this item) where the total net value
of the immovable property disposed by the contract –
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(i) does not exceed
£50,000
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50p for each £100 or part of £100 subject to a minimum
of £10
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Contract
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Greffier
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(ii) exceeds
£50,000
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£250 for the first £50,000, plus £1 for each
£100 or part of £100 in excess thereof
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Contract
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Greffier
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(i) 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
acquisition of the property by the transferor, if the transferee is a member of
the transferor’s family; or, except where the proviso to item 46
applies, of partage of devised
immovable property passed before Court within the 18 months next following
registration of the will of the deceased; or of sous-partage
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£5 for each page of the contract subject to a minimum of
£10
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Contract
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Greffier
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(j) 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 consideration, one half of the
net value of the property –
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(i) does not exceed
£50,000
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50p for each £100 or part of £100 subject to a minimum
of £10
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Contract
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Greffier
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(ii) exceeds
£50,000 but does not exceed £300,000
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£250 in respect of the first £50,000, plus £1.50
for each £100 or part of £100 in excess thereof
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Contract
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Greffier
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(iii) exceeds
£300,000 but does not exceed £500,000
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£4,000 in respect of the first £300,000, plus £2
for each £100 or part of £100 in excess thereof
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Contract
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Greffier
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(iv) exceeds
£500,000 but does not exceed £700,000
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£8,000 in respect of the first £500,000, plus
£2.50 for each £100 or part of £100 in excess thereof
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Contract
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Greffier
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(v) exceeds
£700,000
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£13,000 in respect of the first £700,000, plus
£3 for each £100 or part of £100 in excess thereof
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Contract
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Greffier
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Provided that –
(A) 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 £5 for each page of
the contract subject to a minimum of £10;
(B) 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 £5 for each page of the contract subject to a minimum of
£10; and
(C) where any transfer of immoveable property
by a sole owner is into the joint ownership of that person and his or her
spouse and, at the time of the transfer, that property is their matrimonial
home, the fee specified in this paragraph shall be reduced to £5 for
each page of the contract subject to a minimum of £10.
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(k) Of sale, gift, cession or other transfer
of immovable property by a joint owner into sole ownership, where the cash
consideration for the transfer –
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(i) does not exceed
£50,000
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50p for each £100 or part of £100 subject to a minimum
of £10
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Contract
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Greffier
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(ii) exceeds
£50,000 but does not exceed £300,000
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£250 in respect of the first £50,000, plus £1.50
for each £100 or part of £100 in excess thereof
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Contract
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Greffier
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(iii) exceeds
£300,000 but does not exceed £500,000
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£4,000 in respect of the first £300,000, plus £2
for each £100 or part of £100 in excess thereof
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Contract
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Greffier
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(iv) exceeds
£500,000 but does not exceed £700,000
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£8,000 in respect of the first £500,000, plus
£2.50 for each £100 or part of £100 in excess thereof
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Contract
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Greffier
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(v) exceeds
£700,000
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£13,000 in respect of the first £700,000, plus
£3 for each £100 or part of £100 in excess thereof
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Contract
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Greffier
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Provided that –
(A) 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 £5 for each page of
the contract subject to a minimum of £10;
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(B) 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 £5 for each
page of the contract subject to a minimum of £10; and
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(C) where any transfer of immoveable property
in the joint ownership of spouses is by one of them into the sole ownership
of the other and, at the time of the transfer, that property is their
matrimonial home, the fee specified in this paragraph shall be reduced to
£5 for each page of the contract subject to a minimum of £10.
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(l) Of lease, sub-lease or transfer or
extension of lease or sub-lease, where (subject as is hereinafter provided,
and except as provided by paragraphs (m) or (t) of this item) the figure
being the product of the annual rental stipulated in the contract multiplied
by the number of years for which the contract provides that the lessee,
sub-lessee or transferee shall have possession of the demised premises
(excluding any period in excess of 21 years) with the addition of any
consideration (other than agent’s
commission 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 –
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(i) does not exceed
£100,000
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25p for each £100 or part of £100 subject to a minimum
of £10
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Contract
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Greffier
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(ii) exceeds
£100,000
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£250 in respect of the first £100,000, plus 50p for
each £100 or part of £100 in excess thereof
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Contract
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Greffier
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In calculating the fee
payable under this paragraph –
(A) 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;
(B) 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 payable for
the demised premises at the date of the contract;
(C) where a lease or sub-lease is granted,
transferred or extended for less than the prevailing market rental of the
demised premises, a fee calculated on such rental shall be agreed with the
Greffier;
(D) any contract increasing the rental payable in
respect of an existing lease or sub-lease shall be deemed to be a contract of
lease for the purpose of this Law, and shall be subject to the fee specified
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 (C); and
(E) in the case of an extension of a lease or
sub-lease, the term of years on which stamp duty has previously 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 paragraph in
respect of the extension.
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(m) 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 (Miscellaneous 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 –
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(i) does not exceed
£150,000
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£150
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Contract
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Greffier
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(ii) exceeds
£150,000 but does not exceed £175,000
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25% of the fee calculated in accordance with paragraph (l) of this
item subject to a minimum of £150
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Contract
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Greffier
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(iii) exceeds
£175,000 but does not exceed £200,000
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50% of the fee calculated in accordance with paragraph (l) of this
item subject to a minimum of £150
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Contract
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Greffier
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(iv) exceeds
£200,000 but does not exceed £250,000
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75% of the fee calculated in accordance with paragraph (l) of this
item subject to a minimum of £150
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Contract
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Greffier
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Provided that the fees
specified in this paragraph shall only be substituted for those payable under
paragraph (l) of this item where the transaction fulfils all the following
conditions –
(A) the lessee or transferee requests that the stamp
duty be assessed in accordance with this paragraph;
(B) the lessee or transferee is a person to
whom Regulation 1(1)(a) to (h) or (n)(ii) of the Housing (General Provisions) (Jersey)
Regulations 1970 applies;
(C) the lessee or transferee satisfies the
designated officer that the lessee does not own or hold on contract lease,
whether in his or her 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
(D) 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 paragraph.
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(n) Not otherwise provided for under this item
–
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(A) where the consideration
stipulated in the contract –
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(i) does not exceed
£50,000
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50p for each £100 or part of £100 subject to a minimum
of £10
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Contract
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Greffier
|
|
(ii) exceeds £50,000
but does not exceed £300,000
|
£250 in respect of the first £50,000, plus £1.50
for each £100 or part of £100 in excess thereof
|
Contract
|
Greffier
|
|
(iii) exceeds
£300,000 but does not exceed £500,000
|
£4,000 in respect of the first £300,000, plus £2
for each £100 or part of £100 in excess thereof
|
Contract
|
Greffier
|
|
(iv) exceeds £500,000 but
does not exceed £700,000
|
£8,000 in respect of the first £500,000, plus
£2.50 for each £100 or part of £100 in excess thereof
|
Contract
|
Greffier
|
|
(v) exceeds
£700,000
|
£13,000 in respect of the first £700,000, plus
£3 for each £100 or part of £100 in excess thereof
|
Contract
|
Greffier
|
|
(B) Where no
consideration is stipulated in the contract
|
£5 for each page of
the contract subject to a minimum of £10
|
Contract
|
Greffier
|
|
(o) Power of attorney, or letters of
appointment of guardian, or of administration to property, or of attainment
of majority
|
£50
|
Power of attorney or letters
|
Greffier
|
|
(p) Where contracts, powers of attorney, or
letters of appointment of guardian, or of administration to property, or of
attainment 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
|
£50
|
Contract, power of attorney or letters
|
Greffier
|
|
(q) 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
|
£50
|
Contract, power of attorney or letters
|
Greffier
|
|
(r) For the sealing of a contract by the
Bailiff
|
£50
|
Contract
|
Greffier
|
|
(s) For the signing of a copy of a
contract by the Bailiff
|
£50
|
Copy of contract
|
Greffier
|
|
(t) Of sale within the terms of paragraph
(a) of this item, of gift, resignation or cession within the terms of paragraph
(c) of this item or of lease, sub-lease or transfer or extension of lease or
sub-lease within the terms of paragraph (l) 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
|
£50
|
Contract
|
Greffier
|
|
(u) in all cases under this item, for each
document registered
|
£50
|
Contract, power of attorney or letters
|
Greffier
|
|
14. LOI
(1991) SUR LA COPROPRIETE DES IMMEUBLES BATIS –
|
|
|
|
|
(a) Application for
registration of a co-ownership declaration (Article 3(1))
|
£150
|
Application
|
Greffier
|
|
(b) Application for registration of an
amendment to a co-ownership declaration (Article 3(5))
|
£75
|
Application
|
Greffier
|
|
15. 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
|
£10
|
Copy of Act or other document
|
Greffier
|
|
(b) A photostat copy, each page
|
£1
|
Copy of Act or other document
|
Greffier
|
|
(c) Greffier’s certificate and signature
|
£25
|
Copy of Act or other document
|
Greffier
|
|
Provided that no fee shall
be taken under this item in respect of any extract or copy for which a fee is
taken under paragraph (a) of item 23 of this Part.
|
|
16. DEED POLL, registration of
|
£50
|
Application
|
Greffier
|
|
17. DEGREVEMENT –
|
|
|
|
|
(a) Application to Court for permission to
conduct dégrèvement
|
£50
|
Application
|
Greffier
|
|
(b) Conduct of dégrèvement by Greffier,
for each half day or part of a half day
|
£200
|
Record of dégrève-ment
|
Greffier
|
|
(c) Putting into possession a person entitled
after a dégrèvement
for each corpus fundi
|
£50
|
Record
|
Viscount
|
|
18. DESASTRE –
|
|
|
|
|
(a) Application to the Court to declare the
movable property (biens meubles) of
a person en désastre
|
£100
|
Application
|
Greffier
|
|
(b) Viscount –
|
|
|
|
|
(i) attending the
taking of an inventory of movable property sequestrated
|
£100
|
Copy of Viscount’s accounts
|
Viscount
|
|
(ii) preparing
notice requiring creditors to file claims
|
£50
|
Copy of Viscount’s accounts
|
Viscount
|
|
(iii) attending at Court in
course of désastre
proceedings, for each half day or part of a half day
|
£200
|
Copy of Viscount’s accounts
|
Viscount
|
|
(iv) preparing notice
concerning inspection of statements of claim
|
£50
|
Copy of Viscount’s accounts
|
Viscount
|
|
(v) making arrangements
for, and preparing notice of, sale
|
£100
|
Copy of Viscount’s accounts
|
Viscount
|
|
(vi) attending sale
|
£100
|
Copy of Viscount’s accounts
|
Viscount
|
|
(c) Commission on –
|
|
|
|
|
(i) money or assets
received
|
10%
|
Copy of Viscount’s accounts
|
Viscount
|
|
(ii) money or assets
distributed among creditors
|
2½%
|
Copy of Viscount’s accounts
|
Viscount
|
|
19. 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 a maximum of £200
|
Order of justice, provisional order or Act of the Court
|
Viscount
|
|
(b) Acceptance of surety –
|
|
|
|
|
(i) to avoid
distraint
|
£50
|
Record
|
Viscount
|
|
(ii) to release
distraint
|
£50
|
Record
|
Viscount
|
|
(c) Renewal of distraint
|
£50
|
Record
|
Viscount
|
|
(d) Making arrangements for, and preparing
notices of, sale; attendance at sale, and commission on amount realised;
registration and notice of sale
|
£100 plus 10% of amount realised
|
Book of sales
|
Viscount
|
|
(e) Attending to effect distraint, distraint
not effected
|
At discretion of Viscount subject to a maximum of £200
|
Order of justice, provisional order or Act of the Court
|
Viscount
|
|
20. DOCUMENTS (INCLUDING
WILLS) LODGED AU GREFFE, for each document
|
£50
|
Document lodged
|
Greffier
|
|
21. ENROLMENT OF ACTS AND
OTHER DOCUMENTS AU GREFFE, for each document
|
£25
|
Act or document enrolled
|
Greffier
|
|
22. EVIDENCE
OF WITNESS TAKEN IN WRITING BEFORE VISCOUNT OR GREFFIER –
|
|
|
|
|
(a) Viscount or Greffier attending to take
evidence, for each half day or part of a half day
|
£200
|
Deposition
|
Viscount
|
|
(b) Copy of transcript of, for each page
|
£6
|
Transcript
|
Viscount
|
|
23. EXTRACTS
OR COPIES FROM PUBLIC REGISTRY
|
|
|
|
|
(a) Extracts and copies, other than the lists
mentioned in paragraph (b) of this item –
|
|
|
|
|
(i) for each page
|
£1
|
Extract or copy
|
Greffier
|
|
(ii) for
Greffier’s certificate and signature
|
£25
|
Extract or copy
|
Greffier
|
|
(b) Lists of transfers of immovable property
furnished annually to –
|
|
|
|
|
(i) the parish of
St. Helier
|
£250
|
List
|
Greffier
|
|
(ii) the parish of
St. Brelade
|
£150
|
List
|
Greffier
|
|
(iii) the parish of
St. Saviour
|
£150
|
List
|
Greffier
|
|
(iv) any other parish
|
£100
|
List
|
Greffier
|
|
(v) States’
department (complete list)
|
£300
|
List
|
Greffier
|
|
24. GUARDIAN AD LITEM, appointment of
|
£25
|
Application
|
Greffier
|
|
25. JUDGMENT DEBTS, Act of Court lodged with Viscount and found to be unenforceable
by reason either that the debtor cannot be found or that he or she is without
assets
|
At discretion of Viscount subject to a maximum of £200
|
Act of Court
|
Viscount
|
|
26. JUDGMENTS,
REGISTRATION OF, under Judgments (Reciprocal Enforcement) (Jersey) Law
1960 –
|
|
|
|
|
(a) Application for
|
£100
|
Application
|
Greffier
|
|
(b) Application for a certified copy of a
judgment obtained in the Royal Court
|
£25
|
Affidavit
|
Bailiff
|
|
27. LEGITIMACY (JERSEY)
LAW 1973, presentation and hearing of petition
for decree of legitimacy or illegitimacy
|
£100
|
Petition
|
Greffier
|
|
28. LICENSING (JERSEY)
LAW 1974, each application (other than an
application to which the Licensing
(Licence Fees) (Jersey) Regulations 2003 apply) and each declaration
made in pursuance of the Law to the Licensing Assembly or the Royal Court
|
£50
|
Application or declaration
|
Greffier
|
|
29. JERSEY GAS COMPANY
(JERSEY) LAW 1989 –
|
|
|
|
|
(a) Delivery of copy of statement of members
or shareholders of the Company (Article 12(2))
|
£120
|
Statement
|
Greffier
|
|
(b) Searches –
|
|
|
|
|
(i) for each
personal search
|
£3
|
Search ticket
|
Greffier
|
|
(ii) for each postal
search
|
£8
|
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
|
Application
|
Greffier
|
|
30. MENTAL HEALTH
(JERSEY) LAW 1969 –
|
|
|
|
|
(a) Application to deal with interdict’s
property (Article 50(17))
|
£50
|
Application
|
Greffier
|
|
(b) Application for appointment of acting
nearest relative (Article 39)
|
£50
|
Summons
|
Greffier
|
|
(c) Application for discharge or variation of
order appointing acting nearest relative (Article 40)
|
£50
|
Summons
|
Greffier
|
|
(d) Application for leave to institute
proceedings (Article 57(2))
|
£50
|
Summons
|
Greffier
|
|
31. ORDERS
OF JUSTICE AND PROVISIONAL ORDERS –
|
|
|
|
|
(a) Order of justice signed by Bailiff
|
£50
|
Order of justice
|
Bailiff
|
|
(b) Provisional order –
|
|
|
|
|
(i) signed by
Bailiff
|
£50
|
Provisional order
|
Bailiff
|
|
(ii) signed by Judge
of Petty Debts Court
|
£25
|
Provisional order
|
Greffier
|
|
32. PATENTS
AND DESIGNS under Patents (Jersey) Law 1957 and Registered Designs (Jersey) Law 1957 –
|
|
|
|
|
(a) Application for registration
|
£85
|
Application
|
Greffier
|
|
(b) Searches –
|
|
|
|
|
(i) for each
personal search
|
£25
|
Search ticket or letter of application
|
Greffier
|
|
(ii) for each postal
search
|
£50
|
Search ticket or letter of application
|
Greffier
|
|
(c) Copies –
|
|
|
|
|
(i) copy of
certificate of registration
|
£1
|
Application
|
Greffier
|
|
(ii) copy of, or
extract from, register, each page
|
£1
|
Application
|
Greffier
|
|
(iii) Greffier’s
certificate and signature
|
£25
|
Application
|
Greffier
|
|
33. POWER OF ATTORNEY –
|
|
|
|
|
(a) Registration of
|
£25
|
Power of attorney
|
Greffier
|
|
(b) Registration of declaration abandoning or
revoking
|
£25
|
Declaration
|
Greffier
|
|
34. PRISONER FOR DEBT, conducting from prison to Court and from Court to prison
|
£200
|
Application to produce debtor before Court
|
Viscount
|
35. REALISATION
under Loi (1880) sur la Propriété Foncière –
|
|
|
|
|
(a) Application to carry
out a réalisation
|
£50
|
Application
|
Greffier
|
|
(b) Preparation and conduct of proceedings by
Greffier, for each half day or part of a half day
|
£200
|
List of creditors
|
Greffier
|
|
36. REMONSTRANCE,
REPRESENTATION OR DOLEANCE –
|
|
|
|
|
(a) Presentation to Court
|
£50
|
Remon-strance, represent-ation or doléance
|
Greffier
|
|
(b) Where the Court fixes
a special day for the hearing, each half day or part of a half day
|
£300
|
Remon-strance, represent-ation or doléance
|
Greffier
|
|
37. SEARCHES
AU GREFFE, excluding searches otherwise provided for in this Schedule –
|
|
|
|
|
(a) By members of Greffe staff, each half hour
|
£25
|
Search ticket
|
Greffier
|
|
(b) Other searches, each half hour
|
£10
|
Search ticket
|
Greffier
|
|
38. SUMMONS, HEARING
OF –
|
|
|
|
|
(a) Fixing date for hearing before the
Greffier
|
£25
|
Summons
|
Greffier
|
|
(b) Contested order by the Court, each half
day or part of a half day
|
£300
|
Summons
|
Greffier
|
|
(c) Contested order by the Greffier, each half
day or part of a half day
|
£200
|
Summons
|
Greffier
|
|
39. SUMMONS,
SERVICE OF OR ATTEMPTED SERVICE OF, BY VISCOUNT –
|
|
|
|
|
(a) In pursuance of an order of justice
regarding guardianship, administration of property or attainment of majority,
each person
|
£50
|
|
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 £200
|
|
Viscount
|
|
Provided that 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 7 or 19 of this Part.
|
|
(c) Renewal of summons in connection with an
order of justice or remonstrance, each person
|
£25
|
Record
|
Viscount
|
|
(d) Certifying each copy of an order of
justice, remonstrance, representation or doléance
|
£25
|
Record
|
Viscount
|
|
(e) On a debtor requiring him or her to pay a
claim within 2 months on pain of dégrèvement
|
At discretion of Viscount subject to a maximum of £200
|
Record
|
Viscount
|
|
(f) Any summons or notice not otherwise
provided for
|
At discretion of Viscount subject to a maximum of £100
|
Record
|
Viscount
|
|
40. SUMMONS, SERVICE OF, order for service out of jurisdiction and/or substituted service
|
£50
|
Order
|
Bailiff or Greffier
|
|
41. TAXATION OF COSTS BY
GREFFIER, for each half hour
|
£37.50
|
Bill of costs
|
Greffier
|
|
42. TENANTS,
EXPULSION OF REFRACTORY under 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 a maximum of £50
|
Record
|
Viscount
|
|
(ii) a landlord at
the instance of a tenant
|
At discretion of Viscount subject to a maximum of £50
|
Record
|
Viscount
|
|
(b) Notice of eviction
served on a tenant
|
At discretion of Viscount subject to a maximum of £200
|
Act of the Court
|
Viscount
|
|
(c) Carrying out eviction, for each half day
or part of a half day
|
At discretion of Viscount subject to a maximum of £200
|
Act of the Court
|
Viscount
|
|
43. TRUSTS
AND CORPORATIONS under Loi (1862) sur les
teneures en fideicommis et l’incorporation d’associations,
application for creation or extension of a trust or an Act of incorporation
|
£50
|
Application
|
Greffier
|
|
44. VUE DE JUSTICE –
|
|
|
|
|
(a) Preparation of list of voyeurs or experts
|
£100
|
Record of service
|
Viscount
|
|
(b) Service of summons on each voyeur or expert
|
£50
|
Record of service
|
Viscount
|
(c) Viscount or Bailiff attending at Vue, each half day or part of a half
day
|
£200
|
Record of service
|
Viscount
|
|
(d) Each attendance by Viscount for which
provision is not otherwise made
|
£50
|
Record of service
|
Viscount
|
|
(e) Preparation and record of the Vue
|
At discretion of Viscount subject to a minimum of £200 and a
maximum of £500
|
Record
|
Greffier
|
|
45. VUE DE VICOMTE –
|
|
|
|
|
(a) Preparation of list of experts
|
£50
|
Record
|
Viscount
|
|
(b) Service of summons on each expert
|
£50
|
Record
|
Viscount
|
|
(c) Viscount attending at Vue, each half day or part of a half day
|
£200
|
Record
|
Viscount
|
|
(d) Each attendance for
which provision is not otherwise made
|
£50
|
Record
|
Viscount
|
|
(e) Record of the Vue
|
At discretion of Viscount subject to a minimum of £200 and a
maximum of £500
|
Record
|
Viscount
|
|
46. 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) –
|
|
|
|
|
(1) 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, subject to a
minimum of £10
|
Application
|
Greffier
|
|
(b) Exceeds £50,000
|
£250 for the first £50,000, plus £1.00 for each
£100 or part of £100 in excess thereof
|
Application
|
Greffier
|
|
(2) In all cases under this item –
|
|
|
|
|
(a) in the case of a
professional application, for each document registered
|
£50
|
Application
|
Greffier
|
|
(b) in any other case,
for each document registered
|
£150
|
Application
|
Greffier
|
|
Provided
that –
(A) where the testator devises
to his or her spouse a property which, at the time of the testator’s
death, was their matrimonial home, the net value of that property shall be
disregarded in determining the net value of the immoveable property devised;
(B) 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 £5 per page subject to a minimum of £10; and
(C) on the annulment of a
will by the Court, the Greffier shall on application 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.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|