HC Deb 25 October 1956 vol 558 cc795-8
The Chairman of Ways and Means (Sit Charles MacAndrew)

I beg to move, That the Standing Order of the 27th day of July, 1864 (A Table of the Fees to be charged at tie House of Commons), be repealed and that the Table be as set out on the Order Paper. The altered Table of Fees which is now before the House originates in the recommendation made by the Joint Committee on Private Bill Procedure. The House will be glad to hear that the proposed fees in the two Houses have been made the same so far as possible, and that a similar Table of Fees is on today's Order Paper in another place.

Question put and agreed to.

Ordered, That the Standing Order of the 27th day of July, 1864 (A Table of the Fees to be charged at the House of Commons), be repealed : That the following be the Table of the Fees to be charged at the House of Commons :

"I. FEES TO BE PAID BY THE PROMOTERS OF A PRIVATE BILL
£ s. d.
For the deposit of the Petition, Bill, Plan and other Documents required to be deposited in the Private Bill Office 5 0 0
For each day on which the Examiner shall inquire into compliance with the Standing Orders 5 0 0
FOR PROCEEDINGS IN THE HOUSE
£ s. d.
On the First Reading of the Bill 15 0 0
On the Second Reading of the Bill 15 0 0
On the Report from the Committee on the Bill 15 0 0
On the Third Reading of the Bill 15 0 0
Additional fee on a Debate at Seven o'clock on one or more evenings on any one stage of the Bill 25 0 0

The promoters of Bills relating to charitable, religious, educational, literary or scientific purposes whereby no private profit or advantage is derived, and Personal Bills brought from the Lords, may be charged one-half of the preceding fees.

Except for such Bills as are mentioned in the last preceding paragraph, the preceding Fees on First, Second and Third Readings, and on Report, shall be increased, according to the total sum of the moneys which it is proposed to raise or expend under the authority of the Bill, in accordance with the following scale :

If the sum be £200,000 or more, and less than £1,000,000, twice the amount of these Fees ;

If the sum be £1,000,000 or more, and less than £2,000,000, three times the amount of these Fees ;

If the sum be £2,000,000 or more, and less than £3,000,000, four times the amount of these Fees ;

If the sum be £3,000,000 or more, and less than £5,000,000. five times the amount of these Fees ;

If the sum be £5,000,000 or more, six times the amount of these Fees.

FOR PROCEEDINGS BEFORE A COMMITTEE OR THE COURT OF REFEREES
£ s. d.
For each of the first three days on which a Committee on an opposed Bill shall sit 10 0 0
For each subsequent day 15 0 0
For each day on which a Committee on an unopposed Bill shall sit 3 0 0
For each day on which the Court of Referees shall sit 10 0 0

For proceedings before a Joint Committee one-half of the preceding fees shall be charged.

II. FEES TO BE PAID BY PETITIONERS AND MEMORIALISTS
£ s. d.
On the deposit of any Memorial complaining that the Standing Orders have not been complied with 1 0 0
On the presentation of any Petition in favour of or against a Private Bill 2 0 0
For each day on which the Examiner inquires into any Memorial complaining of noncompliance with the Standing Orders 2 0 0
For each day on which a Petitioner appears before any Committee or before the Court of Referees 2 0 0
For each day on which a Petitioner appears before a Joint Committee 1 0 0
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