
1 
This Order may be cited as the Public Trustee (Fees) (Amendment) Order 1987 and shall come into operation on 1st April 1987.
2 
In paragraph 17(1) of the Public Trustee (Fees) Order 1985 (“the principal Order”), at the end the word “article” shall be substituted for the word “paragraph”.
3 
In paragraph 17(4) of the principal Order the words from “in respect of the first £5,000” to “¼ per cent” shall be omitted and the following substituted:—“
in respect of the first £10,000 2.5 per cent
in respect of any excess over £10,000 up to £50,000 1.65 per cent
in respect of any excess over £50,000 up to £100,000 1 per cent
in respect of any excess over £100,000 up to £1,000,000 0.75 per cent
in respect of any excess over £1,000,000 0.25 per cent”
4 
Paragraph 17(5) of the principal Order shall be omitted and the following substituted:—“
(5) In this article—
 “appropriate valuation date” means whichever of the following dates most recently precedes the date on which the fee is payable:—
(a) 1 July 1984 in the case of any estate or trust in which the Public Trustee was acting on that date;
(b) 1 July 1987 in the case of any estate or trust in which the Public Trustee was acting on that date;
(c) in any other case, the acceptance valuation date of the estate or trust; and“relevant period” means the period between the appropriate valuation date and the date on which the fee is payable.”
5 
Article 23 of the principal Order shall be omitted.
Hailsham of St Marylebone, C.
Dated 4th March 1987Michael Neubert
Peter Lloyd
Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury
Dated 9th March 1987