Marriage and Civil Status (Forms, Registration and Fees) (Amendment No. 4) (Jersey) Order 2010

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A decision made 16 December 2010 regarding: Marriage and Civil Status (Forms, Registration and Fees) (Amendment No. 4) (Jersey) Order 2010.

Decision Reference: MD-HA-2010-0080
Decision Summary Title :	Fees Order - signing		Date of Decision Summary:	07 December 2010
Decision Summary Author:	Executive Officer Home Affairs		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	n/a
Written Report Title :	M & CS (Forms, Regulations & Fees) (Amendment No 4) (J) Order		Date of Written Report:	07 December 2010
Written Report Author:	Law Draftsman’s Office		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Marriage and Civil Status (Forms, Registration and Fees) (Amendment No. 4) (Jersey) Order 2010
Decision(s): The Minister made the Marriage and Civil Status (Forms, Registration and Fees) (Amendment No. 4) (Jersey) Order 2010 to increase certain fees relating to marriage.
Reason(s) for Decision: Fees relating to marriage are set in the Marriage and Civil Status (Forms, Registration and Fees) (Jersey) Order 2002. The fees were last increased in February 2007. This Order will increase the fees as follows: (a) the fee for giving notice of marriage where one or both parties to be married is ordinarily resident in Jersey is increased from £50 to £60 and where neither person is so resident, is increased from £130 to £160; (b) the fee for the issue of the Superintendent Registrar’s licence is increased from £50 to £60; (c) the fee for the issue of the Superintendent Registrar’s certificate for solemnization of a marriage outside Jersey is increased from £50 to £60. The above inflation fee increase has been approved by the Treasury.
Resource Implications: The additional income generated, estimated at approximately £11,700, albeit minimal, will be used to fund the increasing cost of running the Office of the Superintendent Registrar.
Action required: The Executive Officer, Home Affairs, to notify the Publications Editor at the States Greffe that the Order has been made and to request the Greffier of the States to arrange for the making of the Order to be notified to the States.
Signature:		Position: Minister for Home Affairs
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):