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Part VII
Searches
Fee			£
36.	Making a search in (in addition to fee 2(a) and 35 where applicable)—
	(a)	the consular registers of births, deaths, marriages or civil partnerships where the number or date of entry is not provided	59.00
	(b)	the records of the Identity and Passport Service where the request originates in the United Kingdom	14.00
	(c)	any other records or archives of Her Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom	103.00
	(d)	naturalisation or registration records kept by a consular officer	72.00
37.	Having a search made for, or attempting to obtain copies of, or both, entries in the local registers or records of local authorities responsible for births, marriages or overseas relationships or for any other document, irrespective of whether an entry or record or any other document is found or obtained after a period of 18 months (in addition to direct costs exceeding £5.00 if any)		121.00

Part VIII
Nationality and Registration
Fee		£
38.	Administering an oath of British Citizenship under the British Nationality Act 1981(i) at a citizenship ceremony	50.00
39.	Preparing or forwarding, or both, an application for registration or naturalisation to the Home Office	59.00
40.	Preparing or forwarding, or both, any other application requested by any Department of Her Majesty’s Government	59.00
41.	Supervising a knowledge of life test for naturalisation under the British Nationality Act 1981 in consular premises	121.00
(i) 1981. c.61

Part IX
Estates
Fee		£
42.	Administering fully or partly, safeguarding, or arranging the transmission of all or part of the personal effects and other estate of a deceased person or if sold, the proceeds, except for the wages and personal effects of a seaman. Except where the gross current market value is less than £1,000; charge based on the amount of the gross current market value	2% rounded to the nearest £10.00
	However where a local lawyer is employed and consular officer’s actions are nominal	76.00

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Part X
Attendances
Fee			£
43.	Attending (except in connection with trade and investment enquiries) for each hour or part hour. The time taken will include reasonable travelling time from the consular premises and return or out of office hours to the consular or other premises and return—
	(a)	at the consular premises or elsewhere during office hours except when attending to supervise an examination for two or more persons sitting examinations at the same time when the fee may be apportioned between them	121.00
	(b)	at the consular premises or elsewhere outside office hours	121.00
	up to a maximum in any 24 hour period for each consular officer of		870.00

Part XI
Matters Relating to Legal Proceedings
Fee			£
44.	Presiding at the taking of evidence under a commission or order from a court, including any action by the consular officer as examiner—
	(a)	for up to two hours on the first day	241.00
	(b)	for each additional hour or part hour	121.00
45.	Providing evidence of service or attempted service (in addition to fee 43 or 46)		121.00
46.	Providing the services of a consular officer or consular employee—
	(a)	to assist the consular officer in the taking of evidence under a commission or order from a court, for each such person—
		for each hour or part hour	121.00
	(b)	to affect or endeavour to affect service of a document, for each hour or part hour outside the consular premises—
		during office hours	121.00
		outside office hours	151.00
47.	Forwarding a request to a local authority for the taking of evidence or the service of a document, where necessary, certifying the accuracy of a translation accompanying the document		121.00

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Part XII
Repatriation and Financial Assistance
Fee		£
48.	Arranging the repatriation of a person or members of the same family travelling together	121.00
49.	Arranging for currency to be made available against the deposit of funds with Her Majesty’s Government by any means (in addition to fee 43 where payable)	61.00

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Part XIII
Shipping, Seamen and Related Matters
Fee			£
50.	Granting or considering whether to grant a provisional certificate of registry, whether the owner is a private individual or body corporate		352.00
51.	Receiving a return of the birth or death of any person on board a ship and endorsing the agreement with the crew accordingly		51.00
52.	Examining or arranging for the examination of provisions or water, payable by the party who proves to be in default (in addition to any cost of a survey)		51.00
53.	Noting a marine protest and furnishing one certified copy if required and for each further copy		42.00
54.	Extending a marine protest, filing the original and furnishing one certified copy is required (in addition to fee 1 and 2 where applicable)—
	(a)	for up to 200 words, excluding the declaratory clause	101.00
	(b)	for every subsequent 100 words or less	42.00
55.	Making a request, or issuing or arranging for the issue of a document, in connection with a survey of a ship (in addition to fee 7 where applicable)—
	(a)	for the purposes of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea 1974 (SOLAS) or of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships 1973 as modified by its Protocol of 1978 (MARPOL)	67.00
	(b)	for any other purpose	121.00
56.	Issuing a bill of health		42.00
57.	Preparing or signing, or both, any document, whether required by the Merchant Shipping Acts or by the local authorities, relating to the master or the members of the crew of a ship, to their numbers, names or other details, or to their engagement, discharge, desertion or death (except where fee 51 is taken in addition to fee 43, or a death inquiry is held under section 271 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995(k))		67.00
58.	Signing and, if required, sealing any documents at the request of the master of the ship (except where this is required under the Merchant Shipping Act 1995, or fee 57 is taken)		67.00
59.	Inspecting—
	(a)	a ship’s papers when required to enable a consular officer to do any matter or thing in respect of a ship (except where fee 57 is taken in addition to fee 43)	50.00
	(b)	the marking of a ship, irrespective of the number of visits (in addition to fee 43)	50.00
(k) 1995 c.21

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