The Public Record Office (Fees) Regulations 1998

• Citation: S.I. 1998/599
• Sections: 32

Section 1

These Regulations may be cited as the Public Record Office (Fees) Regulations 1998 and shall come into force on 1st April 1998.

Section 2

(1) Subject to paragraph (3), 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 column A of the Schedule in place of those set out in column B.

(2) In the Schedule, where a charge is made by reference to an hour, the full hourly charge shall be payable in respect of part of an hour.

(3) The Keeper of Public Records may remit a fee where the service performed or to be performed by him has been or is likely to be exceptionally simple.

Section 3

The Public Record Office (Fees) Regulations 1997 are hereby revoked.

Section 1 Officer’s Time

For an officer of the Public Record Office to provide a service away from the office e.g. attending court and delivering documents, in addition to the actual travelling expenses properly incurred, for each day or part of a day

Section 2 Research

For any piece of research, for each 15 minutes for each enquiry.

Section 3 Reader Tickets

For the replacement of a lost ticket

Section 4.1 Microfilming of records

For 35mm microfilm of records, where there is no existing copy

Per hour

Section 4.2

For 35mm silver duplicate microfilm from existing film—

Per metre (silver)

Section 5.1 Microfiche copies of records

For Diazo microfiche of records, where there is no existing negative microfiche—

Per hour

Section 5.2

For duplicate Diazo microfiche supplied from existing masters—

Per fiche

Section 6.1 Electrostatic copies of records at research quality

For direct copies of original documents—

(i) Monochrome A4 sheet

Per print

Section 6.2

For prints from existing microfilm

Per print

Section 6.3

For prints from microfilm where no negative exists—

(i) Filmed at a rate of 18 frames per hour or more

Per print

Section 6.4

For prints from existing microfilm (self service)—

Per print

Section 7.1 Photographs of records

For monochrome prints—

20.3cm*25.4cm

Section 7.2

For colour prints—

12.7cm*17.8cm

Section 7.3

For 35mm colour slides—

per slide

Section 8.1 Miscellaneous reprographic charges

Reprographic work requiring special attention or any reprographic service not mentioned in this Schedule and which the Public Record Office is able to undertake

Per hour of staff time

Section 8.2

Handling, packaging, postage and insurance for all postal orders at 10% of the cost of copying work—

Minimum charge

Section 8.3

For an estimate of the cost of copying work to be caried out requested by post, refundable on the placement of an order to the value of £10.00 or over

Section 9 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 10.1 Preparation of records for exhibition

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

(i) For documents up to 851mm by 603mm

Section 10.2

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 10.3

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

Section 11.1 Seals

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

(i) Seals up to 50mm in diameter

Resin

Section 11.2

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

(i) Seals up to 50mm in diameter

Resin

Section 12.1

Electronic copies of Datasets per order—

(i) Per dataset or part thereof

Section 12.2

Copies of Datasets delivered via network transfer—

For types of transfer—

(i) Delayed transfers via FTP (File Transfer Protocol)

Per dataset

Section 12.3

Copies of Datasets or parts thereof on paper—

(i) A4 Monochrome

Per page

Section 12.4

Authentication of copies of records

(i) Electronic copies

Plus twice the media fee in 12.1

Per copy

Section 12.5

Searches

For any piece of research, for each 15 minutes or part thereof for each enquiry

Section 12.6

Miscellaneous

(i) For an estimate of a fee in respect of item 12, refundable on the placement of an order to the value of £10.00 or over