
1 
This Order may be cited as the Births, Deaths and Marriages (Fees) Order (Northern Ireland) 1998 and shall come into operation on 1st November 1998.
2 
The fee payable under a statutory provision specified in column 1 of the Schedule in respect of the matter specified in relation to it in column 2 shall be the fee specified in relation to it in column 3.
3 

(1) Any fee payable under any provision of the Marriage Act 1983 specified in column 1 of the Schedule in respect of any matter specified in relation to it in column 2 shall be payable by the person who gives notice of intention to marry under section 3(2) of that Act, except that no such fee shall be payable by any person who is in receipt of benefit under section 122(1)(a) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992.
(2) Any fee payable by virtue of paragraph (1) shall be payable to the Registrar General.
4 
The Births, Deaths and Marriages (Fees) Order (Northern Ireland) 1995 is hereby revoked.
Marjorie Mowlam
One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State
Northern Ireland Office
15th September 1998
SCHEDULE
Articles 2 and 3


Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4
Statutory Provision Service New Fee Old Fee
  £ p £ p
Marriages (Ireland) Act 1844 (c. 81)
Section 7 Registration of meeting house 25·00 3·50
Section 8 Minister’s licence for marriage 10·50 10·50
Section 10 Entry by minister in marriage notice book 8·50 4·50
Section 14 Entry by registrar in marriage notice book 8·50 4·50
Section 16 Certificate of entry of notice in marriage notice book 5·50 3·00
Section 21 Registrar’s licence for marriage 10·50 10·50
Section 27 Registration of place of public religious worship for solemnization of marriages 25·00 3·50
Section 28 Registration of substituted place of public religious worship for solemnization of marriages 25·00 3·50
Section 31 Marriage solemnized by licence in presence of registrar 12·50 11·00
 Marriage solemnized by certificate in presence of registrar 12·50 11·00
Section 68 Search in register book:
 In respect of each year or part thereof to which the search extends 3·00 2·00
 Certified copy of entry therein 4·00 4·00
Section 69 Searches in registrar’s office in indexes of register books:
 General search (to include 4 verifications) 6·00 (1·00 for each further verification) 5·50
 Particular search 3·00 2·00
 Certified copy of any entry in register book 4·00 4·00
Section 70 General search of indexes (to include 4 verifications) 6·00 (1·00 for each further verification) 5·50
 Particular search 3·00 2·00
 Certified copy of an entry in register 4·00 4·00
Marriage Law (Ireland) Amendment Act 1863 (c. 27)
Section 12 Registration of place of public worship 25·00 3·50
Registration of Marriages (Ireland) Act 1863 (c. 90)
Section 17 General search of indexes (to include 4 verifications) 6·00 (1·00 for each further verification) 5·50
 Particular search 3·00 2·00
 Certified copy of an entry in register 4·00 4·00
Section 18 Searches in registrar’s office in indexes of register books:
 General search (to include 4 verifications) 6·00 (1·00 for each further verification) 5·50
 Particular search 3·00 2·00
 Certified copy of an entry in register book 4·00 4·00
Section 19 Search in registrar’s office in register book:
 In respect of each year or part thereof to which the search extends 3·00 2·00
 Certified copy of an entry in register book 4·00 4·00
Matrimonial Causes and Marriage Law (Ireland) Amendment Act 1870 (c. 110)
Section 35 Licence for marriage 10·50 10·50
 Entry in marriage notice book 8·50 4·50
Savings Banks Act 1887 (c. 40)
Section 10 Certificate of birth, death or marriage, for purposes of certain Acts 3·00 2·00
Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Fees, etc.) Act (Northern Ireland) 1955 (c. 29) (NI)
Section 2(1) For the purposes of the enactments specified in the Second Schedule to that Act.
 Certified copy of entry 3·00 2·00
Section 2(2) Furnishing information for the purposes of any enactment specified in the Second Schedule to that Act 3·00 2·00
Births and Deaths Registration (Northern Ireland) Order 1976 (N.I. 14)
Article 34(3) and (4) General search of indexes (to include 4 verifications) 6·00 (1·00 for each further verification) 5·50
 Particular search 3·00 2·00
 Certified copy of any entry in register 4·00 4·00
Article 37(5) Entering, under Article 37(2), baptismal or other name (given after registration of birth) 9·50 2·00
 Recording under Article 37(3) or (4), change of name or surname 20·00 (10·00 for second or subsequent members of the family) 9·50
Article 38 Search in register in registrar’s office 3·00 2·00
 Certified copy of entry in register 4·00 4·00
Article 40 Short Birth Certificate:
 First copy issued at time of registration of the birth Nil Nil
 Particular search 3·00 Nil
 Any copy issued thereafter 4·00 4·00
Article 42(1) For the purposes of the Enactments specified in Schedule 1 to that Order but not the Industrial Assurance (Northern Ireland) Order 1979 (N.I. 13) or the Friendly Societies Act 1974 (c. 46)
 Certified copy of entry 3·00 2·00
 For the purposes of the Industrial Assurance (Northern Ireland) Order 1979 and the Friendly Societies Act 1974
 Certified copy of entry 4·00 4·00
Article 42(3) Furnishing information for the purposes of any enactment specified in Schedule 1 to that Order 3·00 2·00
Marriage Act 1983 (c. 32)
Section 3(2) Attendance of Registrar of Marriages at a person’s residence for the purpose of taking notice of intended marriage 18·00 16·00
Section 4 Issue of Registrar General’s licence 10·50 10·50
Section 5 Attendance of Registrar of Marriages at a person’s residence for the purpose of solemnization 18·00 16·00
Section 5 Solemnization by Registrar of Marriages 8·50 7·00