The Public Record Office (Fees) Regulations 1988

• Citation: S.I. 1988/1385
• Sections: 28

Section 1

These Regulations may be cited as the Public Record Office (Fees) Regulations 1988 and shall come into force on 1st August 1988.

Section 2

(1) Subject to the following provision, the fees to be charged for the authentication of copies of or extracts from records under the charge of the Keeper of Public Records and for other services afforded by officers of the Public Record Office shall be those set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.

(2) The Keeper of Public Records may remit a fee where the service performed by him is likely to include any research in consequence of a postal inquiry or has been or is likely to be exceptionally simple.

Section 3

The Public Record Office (Fees) Regulations 1987 are hereby revoked.

Section 1 Authentication of copies of records

For the authentication of a copy of a record or of an extract from a record, in addition to the charge for the copy, for each sheet

Section 2 Attendance at a court

For attendance by an officer of the Public Record Office at any court, in addition to the actual travelling expenses properly incurred, for each day or part of a day

Section 3 Research

For any piece of research among the records in the Public Record Office undertaken in consequence of a postal inquiry

Section 4 Supervision of camera crews

For the supervision by an officer of the Public Record Office of camera crews filming in the Public Record Office, for each hour or part of an hour

Section 5.1 Preparation of records for exhibition

For the preparation of records for display at exhibitions outside the Public Record Office—

Section 5.2

For the making of perspex or other special mounts, in addition to the actual costs of materials properly incurred, for each hour of staff time

Section 5.3

For the repair of documents to a standard appropriate for exhibition, in addition to the costs of preparing them for display, for each hour of staff time

Section 6.1 Seals

For the making of casts of seals from an existing rubber mould, for each side of the seal—

Section 6.2

For the making of casts of seals for which no rubber mould exists, for each side of the seal—

Section 7.1 Microfilms of records

For microfilm of records which can be filmed by the Public Record Office at the rate of not less than 120 frames an hour

Section 7.2

For microfilm of records which cannot be filmed by the Public Record Office at the rate of 120 frames an hour

Section 7.3

For microfilm of records which can be filmed by the Public Record Office at the rate of not less than 120 frames an hour, to be supplied for commercial purposes

Section 7.4

For microfilm of records which cannot be filmed by the Public Record Office at the rate of 120 frames an hour, to be supplied for commercial purposes

Section 7.5

For duplicate microfilm from existing negatives—

Section 8.1 Electrostatic copies of records

For direct copies from original documents

Section 8.2

For prints from microfilm

Section 8.3

For Copyflo prints from microfilm

Section 9 Bromide prints from microfilm

For bromide prints from microfilm

Section 10.1 Photographs of records

For monochrome prints and transparencies

Section 10.2

For colour prints and transparencies

Section 11.1 Miscellaneous reprographic and photographic charges

Work requiring special attention or any reprographic or photographic service not mentioned in this schedule and which the Public Record Office is able to undertake

Section 11.2

Work requiring special attention or any reprographic or photographic service not mentioned in this schedule, which the Public Record Office is able to undertake and supply for commercial purposes.

Per hour of staff time

Section 11.3

Handling charge Per document or film

Section 11.4

Packing Per package in addition to any postal charges properly incurred

Section 11.5

Hand colouring of maps

Per hour of staff time