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2025 No. 466
SENIOR COURTS OF ENGLAND AND WALES
MAGISTRATES' COURTS, ENGLAND AND WALES
The Civil Proceedings and Magistrates' Courts Fees (Amendment) Order 2025
Made
7th April 2025
Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(1)
The Lord Chancellor, with the consent of the Treasury, makes this Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 92(1) and (2) of the Courts Act 2003 and section 180(1) of the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014.
The Lord Chancellor has had regard to the matters referred to in section 92(3) of the Courts Act 2003 and section 180(3) of the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014.
In accordance with section 92(5) and (6) of the Courts Act 2003, the Lord Chancellor has consulted with the Lady Chief Justice, the Master of the Rolls, the President of the King’s Bench Division, the President of the Family Division, the Chancellor of the High Court, the Head of Civil Justice, the Deputy Head of Civil Justice and the Civil Justice Council.
A draft of this Order was laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament in accordance with section 180(7) of the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014.
Propose a change1 Citation, commencement and extent
(1) This Order may be cited as the Civil Proceedings and Magistrates’ Courts Fees (Amendment) Order 2025 and comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made.
(2) This Order extends to England and Wales.
Propose a change2 Amendments to the Civil Proceedings Fees Order 2008
(1) The Civil Proceedings Fees Order 2008 is amended as follows.
(2) In the table in Schedule 1 (fees to be taken), in the entry for fee 11.2 (on the sale of a ship or goods)—
(a) in column 1 (number and description of fee) in the words before fee 11.2(a), for “£205” substitute “£205”;
(b) in column 2 (amount of fee or manner of calculation)—
(i) for the entry corresponding to fee 11.2(a) (for every £100 or fraction of £100 of the price up to £100,000), for “£1” substitute “£1”;
(ii) for the entry corresponding to fee 11.2(b) (for every £100 or fraction of £100 of the price exceeding £100,000), for “50p” substitute “50p”.
Propose a change3 Amendments to the Magistrates’ Court Fees Order 2008
(1) The Magistrates’ Courts Fees Order 2008 is amended as follows.
(2) In the table in Schedule 1 (fees to be taken), in column 2 (amount of fee)—
(a) for the entry corresponding to fee 4.1 (proceedings under the Council Tax (Administration and Enforcement) Regulations 1992 or the Non-Domestic Rating (Collection and Enforcement) (Local Lists) Regulations 1989 on an application for a liability order), for “50p” substitute “50p”;
(b) for the entry corresponding to fee 9.1 (on an application for a warrant of entry), for “£22” substitute “£22”.
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