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BRITISH NATIONALITY
Made
4th February 1991
Laid before Parliament
8th February 1991
Coming into force
1st March 1991
In exercise of the powers conferred upon me by section 41(2) and (3) of the British Nationality Act 1981(1), I hereby make with the consent of the Treasury the following Regulations:
1.-(1) These Regulations may be cited as the British Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1991 and shall come into force on 1st March 1991.
(2) The British Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1986(2) are hereby revoked.
2. The British Nationality (Fees) Regulations 1984(3) shall be amended as follows:
(a)in regulation 2(1)-
(i)for the words "a fee of £10" there shall be substituted the words "the fees specified in the Schedule to these Regulations";
(ii)the words ",except an application under section 5" shall be omitted;
(b)for the Schedule there shall be substituted the following Schedule:-
Regulation 2
| Matter in which fee may be taken | Amount of fee |
|---|---|
| £ | |
| 1. Application for registration as a citizen or British subject, except under section 5 | 60 |
| 2. Registration as a citizen or British subject, except under section 5 | 25 |
| 3. Application for naturalisation as a citizen under section 6(1) or 18(1) | 135 |
| 4. Grant of a certificate of naturalisation as a citizen under section 6(1) or 18(1) | 35 |
| 5. Application for naturalisation as a citizen under section 6(2) or 18(2) | 130 |
| 6. Grant of a certificate of naturalisation as a citizen under section 6(2) or 18(2) | 5 |
| 7. Registration of a declaration of renunciation of citizenship or British subject status under sections 12, 24, 29 or 34 | 15 |
| 8. Supplying a certified copy of a notice, certificate, order, declaration or entry, given, granted or made under the Act or any of the former nationality Acts | 15 |
| 9. Administering the oath of allegiance for the purposes of the Act | 3.50" |
Home Office
Kenneth Baker
One of Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State
1st February 1991
We consent to these Regulations,
Irvine Patnick
Sydney Chapman
Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury
4th February 1991
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the British Nationality (Fees) Regulations 1984 so as to increase from 1st March 1991 certain fees payable in Great Britain and Northern Ireland in connection with British citizenship, British Dependent Territories citizenship, British Overseas citizenship and British subject status under the British Nationality Act 1981.
The fee payable in respect of an application for registration as a citizen or British subject (except under section 5) is increased from £10 to £60, while the fee payable in respect of such registration itself is reduced from £50 to £25. The fee payable in respect of an application for naturalisation as a citizen under section 6(1) or 18(1) is increased from £10 to £135 and under section 6(2) or 18(2) is increased from £10 to £130, while the fee payable in respect of the relevant certificate of naturalisation is reduced from £160 to £35 and from £50 to £5 respectively. These amendments remove an element of cross-subsidisation between fees payable in respect of various services performed under the 1981 Act, and requires those who make unsuccessful applications under that Act to pay the full cost of the processing of those applications.
The fees payable in respect of the registration of a declaration of renunciation of citizenship or British subject status under section 12, 24, 29 or 34 and in respect of supplying a certified or other copy of a notice, certificate, order, declaration or entry given, granted or made under the Act or any of the former nationality Acts are increased from £10 to £15. The fee payable in respect of administering the oath of allegiance for the purposes of the Act is increased from £3 to £3.50.