Marriage and Civil Partnerships (2024 Fees) (Jersey) Order 2023


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Marriage and Civil Partnerships (2024 Fees) (Jersey) Order 2023

Made                                                                                                   21st December 2023

Coming into force                                                                                   1st January 2024

THE MINISTER FOR JUSTICE AND HOME AFFAIRS makes this Order under Articles 8, 15, 16, 18, 19, 21, 23, 24A, 24C, 52, 56, 57, 58, 58A, 60, 78, 80C and 82A of, and Schedule 2A to, the Marriage and Civil Status (Jersey) Law 2001 and Articles 6B, 9, 12, 13, 14A, 14B, 17A, 21, 21A, 26AA, 26AC, 72 and 72A of the Civil Partnership (Jersey) Law 2012 –

1        Marriage and Civil Status (Jersey) Order 2018 amended

(1)     This Article amends the Marriage and Civil Status (Jersey) Order 2018.

(2)     In Article 15(2)(d) (application for approval of location), for “item 1 or 2, as the case may be,” there is substituted “item 5 or 6”.

(3)     In Article 16(10) (grant or refusal and renewal of approval), for “item 4” there is substituted “item 7”.

(4)     In Article 22(2) (amendments to approval), for “item 3” there is substituted “item 8”.

(5)     In Schedule 1 (fees payable under the Law or this Order), in the table in Part 1 (fees payable under the Law), for item 8 there is substituted –

“8.

Fee payable by the Superintendent Registrar for each marriage or conversion that a registrar records under Article 24A(2)(b) or for the provision of registers and returns

Article 24A(3)

£10.77

The registrar of a parish”

(6)     In that table, for the entry in the fourth column (fee) there is substituted –

(a)     for item 1, “£215.38”;

(b)     for item 2, “£323.07”;

(c)     for item 3, “£107.69”;

(d)     for item 4, “£53.84”;

(e)     for item 5, “£215.38”;

(f)      for item 6, “£323.07”;

(g)     for item 9, “£96.92”;

(h)     for item 10, “£215.38”;

(i)      for items 11 to 15, “£59.23”;

(j)      for item 16(a), “£21.54”;

(k)     for item 16(b), “£10.77”;

(l)      for item 17, “£32.31”;

(m)    for item 19(a), “£64.62”;

(n)     for items 19(b) and 20, “£32.31”;

(o)     for item 21, “£53.84”;

(p)     for item 22, “£21.54”;

(q)     for item 23, “£107.69”;

(r)      for items 25 and 26, “£161.53”;

(s)     for item 27, “£21.54”;

(t)      for item 28, “£59.23”.

(7)     In Schedule 1, for the table in Part 2 (fees payable under this Order) there is substituted –

“Item No.

Description

Article of the Order

Fee

To whom payable

1.

Grant of authorisation for an authorised civil celebrant

11(1)(a)

£161.53

The Superintendent Registrar

2.

Annual fee for authorised civil celebrant

11(1)(b)

£215.38

The Superintendent Registrar

3.

Grant of authorisation for authorised religious official

11(2)(a)

£0

The Superintendent Registrar

4.

Annual fee for authorised religious official

11(2)(b)

£0

The Superintendent Registrar

5.

Application for approval of a location for the solemnisation of a specified marriage

15(2)(d)

£241.64

£105.06 payable to the parish and £136.58 to the Superintendent Registrar

6.

Application for approval of a location for the solemnisation of marriage (for a period of 3 years)

15(2)(d)

£451.77

£315.19 payable to the parish and £136.58 to the Superintendent Registrar

7.

Application for the renewal of approval of a location for the solemnisation of marriage

16(10)

£451.77

£315.19 payable to the parish and £136.58 to the Superintendent Registrar

8.

Application for amendment of approval of a location for the solemnisation of marriage

22(2)

£107.69

The Superintendent Registrar

9.

Attendance by Superintendent Registrar to sign forms and do identity checks in special circumstances

37(7)(d)(ii)

£53.84

The Superintendent Registrar

10.

Issue of new marriage schedule, marriage certificate or certificate of no impediment to marriage arising from special circumstances

37(10)

£80.77

The Superintendent Registrar”

2        Civil Partnership (Procedures, Special Circumstances and Approved Locations) (Jersey) Order 2023 amended

(1)     This Article amends the Schedule (fees) to the Civil Partnership (Procedures, Special Circumstances and Approved Locations) (Jersey) Order 2023.

(2)     For items 10 and 11, there is substituted –

“10.

Article 14B(3)(b)

Issue of new civil partnership schedule, civil partnership certificate or certificate of no impediment to civil partnership arising from special circumstances

£80.77

11.

Article 17A(5)

Registration of each civil partnership that a registrar registers under Article 17A(4) or the provision of registers and returns

£10.77”

(3)     In the fourth column (amount) –

(a)     in item 1, for “£210.13” there is substituted “£215.38”;

(b)     in item 2, for “£315.19” there is substituted “£323.07”;

(c)     in item 3, for “£105.06” there is substituted “£107.69”;

(d)     in item 4 –

(i)      for “£235.75” there is substituted “£241.64”,

(ii)      for “£133.25” there is substituted “£136.58”;

(e)     in item 5 –

(i)      for “£307.50” there is substituted “£315.19”,

(ii)      for “£133.25” there is substituted “£136.58”;

(f)      in item 6, for “£105.06” there is substituted “£107.69”;

(g)     in item 7 –

(i)      for “£307.50” there is substituted “£315.19”,

(ii)      for “£133.25” there is substituted “£136.58”;

(h)     in items 8 and 9, for “£52.53” there is substituted “£53.84”;

(i)      in item 12, for “£31.52” there is substituted “£32.31”;

(j)      in item 13 –

(i)      for “£63.04” there is substituted “£64.62”,

(ii)      for “£30.75” there is substituted “£31.52”;

(k)     in item 14, for “£94.56” there is substituted “£96.92”;

(l)      in item 15, for “£205” there is substituted “£210.13”;

(m)    in item 16, for “£307.50” there is substituted “£315.19”;

(n)     in items 20 and 21, for “£157.59” there is substituted “£161.53”;

(o)     in item 22, for “£21.01” there is substituted “£21.54”;

(p)     in item 23, for “£105.06” there is substituted “£107.69”;

(q)     in item 24, for “£21.01” there is substituted “£21.54”.

3        Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Marriage and Civil Partnerships (2024 Fees) (Jersey) Order 2023 and comes into force on 1st January 2024.

Deputy H.M. Miles of St. Brelade

Minister for Justice and Home Affairs

 


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