The Supreme Court Fees (Amendment) Order 1999

• Citation: S.I. 1999/2569
• Sections: 5

Section 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

This Order may be cited as the Supreme Court Fees (Amendment) Order 1999 and shall come into force on 5th October 1999.

Section 2 Citation, commencement and interpretation

In this Order an article referred to by number means the article so numbered in the Supreme Court Fees Order 1999 , and a paragraph or column referred to by number means the paragraph or column so numbered in Schedule 1 to that Order.

Section 3 Transitional provision

A person who at any time on or after 5th October 1999 receives family credit or disability working allowance under Part VII of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 in pursuance of a decision made before that date shall be entitled to exemption from court fees to the same extent as if this Order had not come into force.

Section 4 Amendments to the Supreme Court Fees Order 1999

The following shall be substituted for article 5(2)(b):—

(b) working families' tax credit, provided that the amount (if any) to be deducted under section 128(2)(b) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 has been determined at not more than £70 a week;

(bb) disabled person’s tax credit, provided that the amount (if any) to be deducted under section 129(5)(b) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 has been determined at not more than £70 a week; and

Section 5 Amendments to the Supreme Court Fees Order 1999

In the note following paragraph 4.5 in Column 1, for “fee 4.5” there shall be substituted “fee 4.4”.