HL Deb 25 October 1956 vol 199 cc1067-70

[Referred to in Standing Orders 202, 215 and 217]

I. FEES TO BE PAID BY THE PROMOTERS OF A PRIVATE BILL

For the deposit of the Petition £ s. d.
Bill, Plan and other Documents required to be deposited in the Private Bill Office 5 0 0

For each day on which the £ s. d.
Examiner shall inquire into compliance with the Standing Orders 5 0 0

FOR PROCEEDINGS IN THE HOUSE

On the First Reading of the £ s. d.
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

The Promoters of Bills relating to charitable, religious, educational, literary, or scientific purposes whereby no private profit or advantage is derived and of Personal Bills 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 f these Fees.

FOR PROCEEDINGS BEFORE A COMMITTEE

For each of the first three days £ s. d.
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 Report from Personal Bills Committee 20 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

On the deposit of any Memorial £ s. d.
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 non-compliance with the Standing Orders 2 0 0
For each day on which a Petitioner appears before any Committee 2 0 0
For each day on which a Petitioner appears before a Joint Committee 1 0 0

III. FEES TO BE PAID BY THE APPLICANTS FOR A PROVISIONAL ORDER

On the Second Reading of a Bill to confirm one or more Provisional Orders, other than a Bill to confirm an Order or Orders under the Private Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Act,1936, the applicants for each Provisional Order included in the Bill shall be charged a fee of £15

For proceedings before any Committee, the fees charged to applicants and opponents shall be at the same rate as those charged for similar proceedings on a Private Bill.

IV. FEES TO BE PAID FOR PROCEEDINGS ON A SPECIAL PROCEDURE ORDER

£ s. d.
For each day on which an applicant (other than a Minister) appears before
(a) the Chairmen 3 0 0
(b) a Joint Committee 5 0 0
On the deposit of each Petition or of each Counter-Petition 2 0 0
For each day on which a Petitioner in either House appears before the Chairmen or before a Joint Committee 1 0 0
For each day on which a Counter-Petitioner in either House appears before a Joint Committee 1 0 0

V. FEES TO BE PAID FOR PROCEEDINGS ON A SPECIAL ORDER

In respect of any such Special Order as is referred to in paragraph (3) (b) of Standing Order 216: —

On the laying of the Order before the House a fee of £5 is charged to the applicants for the Order.

The same fees are charged to applicants and opponents at the Committee stage in the case of opposed Special Orders as in the case of Private Bills.

VI. GENERAL FEES

£ s. d.
For a copy of any Document dated 1760 or later per folio of 72 words—
If 5 folios or under 0 5 0
If above S folios, per folio 0 1 0
(The inspection fee to be charged in addition when the Document is two years old and upwards.)
Inspection of an Act, Plan or other Document if two years old or upwards 0 7 6
Copy of any Document dated earlier than 1760 per folio 0 2 0
Copy certified by the Clerk of the Parliaments 1 0 0
Examining a print or photographic copy of an Act or other Document for Certification — — s. d.
Per 100 folios 0 12 6
Per plan or drawing 0 2 0
Certification 1 0 0

VII. FEES TO BE PAID ON THE TAXATION OF COSTS ON PRIVATE BILLS

£ s. d.
For each application or reference to the Taxing Officer of the House of Lords for the Taxation of a Bill of Costs 1 0 0
For each £100 of arty Bill of Costs allowed by the Taxing Officer 1 0 0
On the deposit of a Memorial complaining of a Report of the Taxing Officer 1 0 0
For any Certificate which shall be signed by the Taxing Officer 1 0 0
For a copy of any Document in the office of the Taxing Officer, per folio of 72 words 0 1 0

VII. FEES TO BE TAKEN BY THE SHORTHAND WRITER

£ s. d.
For each day he shall attend 3 18 9
For the transcript of his notes, per folio of 72 words 0 1 3")
—(The Earl of Drogheda.)
LORD FARINGDON

My Lords, having myself been a Member of the Joint Committee, I welcome these Amendments. They are quite uncontroversial and I am sure that they will commend themselves to the House. Any reduction in fees commends itself to most of us. On the face of it, one would instinctively feel that there was something to be said in favour of the larger fee for the Bill which concerns the larger sum of money, though I would confess that for myself I should find it difficult to defend this in theory. believe your Lordships would very much resent any suggestion that your House pays less attention to a Bill which concerns a small sum than it, does to one which concerns a large sum. Nor would I suggest that the House does greater work on a Bill merely because larger sums of money are involved. I have, however, no desire to he factious on this matter, and I and my noble friends on this side of the House certainly hope that these Amendments will be accepted.

On Question, Motion agreed to: the said Standing Orders amended accordingly.