Marriage and Civil Status (Forms, Registration and Fees) (Amendment No. 3) (Jersey) Order 2008.

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A decision made (26/02/2009) regarding: Marriage and Civil Status (Forms, Registration and Fees) (Amendment No. 3) (Jersey) Order 2008.

Decision Reference: MD-HA-2009-0018
Decision Summary Title :	Fees Order		Date of Decision Summary:	20 February 2009
Decision Summary Author:	Superintendent Registrar		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:
Written Report Title :	M & CS (Forms, Regulations & Fees) (Amendment No 3 ) (J) Order		Date of Written Report:	19 February 2009
Written Report Author:	Superintendent Registrar		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	public
Subject: Marriage and Civil Status (Forms, Registration and Fees) (Amendment No. 3) (Jersey) Order 2008
Decision(s): The Minister approved the making of the order to increase the fee for a certificate of birth, marriage or death from £10 to £20 and for the addition of a fee for the re-registration of a child’s surname under Schedule 2A of the Marriage and Civil Status (Jersey) Law 2001 and decided that the Law Draftsman should be instructed accordingly.
Reason(s) for Decision: The Marriage and Civil Status (Jersey) Law 2001 was amended in July 2008 by the insertion of Article 59(a) whereby parents may register or re-register the birth of their children with a surname of their choosing. The fee of £50 for the re-registration of the surname was suggested in the Financial and Manpower statement for the amendment as a means of recouping the costs of implementing the amended law. The cost of a copy of a certificate has not been increased since 2002. The two fees are intended to help to recoup the costs of administering the law in the Parish of St Helier where over 1000 births are registered a year. The above inflation fee increase had been approved by the Minister for Treasury and Resources.
Resource Implications: There are no resource implications to the HA Department resulting from this decision.
Action required: Home Affairs’ Executive Office to notify the Law Draftsman of the requirement to prepare a draft Order for subsequent approval.
Signature:		Position: Minister for Home Affairs
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):