Government Fees Law (1995 Revision) THE GOVERNMENT FEES LAW, 1979 (LAW 10 OF 1979)

Government Fees Law (1995 Revision) Supplement No. 3 published with Gazette No. 8 of 18th April, 1995. THE GOVERNMENT FEES LAW, 1979 (LAW 10 OF 1979) (1995 Revision) Consolidated with the Government Fees Order, 1987, the Government Fees Order, 1989, the Government Fees Law Notice published in Gazette No. 18 of 1989, the Government Fees (No.2) Order 1989, the Government Fees Order, 1990, the Government Fees Law Notice published in Gazette Extraordinary of 12th March 1990, the Government Fees Order, 1991, the Government Fees (No.2) Order, 1991, the Government Fees Law Notice published in Gazette No. 2 of 1992 and the Government Fees Order, 1993. Revised under the Law Revision Law (19 of 1975). Originally enacted- Law 10 of 1979-9th April, 1979 Originally made- Order, 1987-2nd December, 1987 Order, 1989-8th August, 1989 Notice-8th August, 1989 (No.2) Order, 1989-19th September, 1989 Order, 1990-6th March, 1990 Notice-6th March, 1990 Order 1991-20th August, 1991 (No.2) Order, 1991-27th December, 1991 Notice-27th December, 1991 Order 1993-18th May, 1993 Consolidated and revised this 28th day of March, 1995. Government Fees Law (1995 Revision) 2 Government Fees Law (1995 Revision) GOVERNMENT FEES LAW (1995 Revision) ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS 1. Short title 2. Government may charge fees for the performance of certain acts or duties 3. Schedule may be amended Schedule: Administrative Acts or Duties Prescribed Fees 3 Government Fees Law (1995 Revision) 4 Government Fees Law (1995 Revision) GOVERNMENT FEES LAW (1995 Revision) 1. This Law may be cited as the Government Fees Law (1995 Revision). Short title 2. Where Government is asked or requested to perform any of the Government may charge fees for the performance administrative acts or duties prescribed in the Schedule, the Governor in Council of certain acts or duties shall estimate the cost to the revenue involved in such performance and require that a fee equivalent to that cost be charged to the individual benefiting therefrom, and such fee shall be enforceable as a civil debt. 3. The Governor in Council may, from time to time, by Order amend, add to or Schedule may be amended revoke the Schedule. SCHEDULE (Section 2) Administrative Acts or Duties Item 1. Assenting to and executing documents in connection with Government land or property. 2. Matters in respect of British Nationality: Provided that this does not apply to any matter where the individual benefiting from the administrative act or duty has been domiciled in the Islands for not less than twenty years immediately preceding the asking or request for the performance of such administrative act or duty. 3. Apostilles performed pursuant to the Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents, 1961. 4. Tax concessions undertakings issued pursuant to section 6 of the Tax 1978 Revision Concessions Law (Revised). 5. Trust undertakings issued pursuant to section 76 of the Trusts Law 1976 Revision (Revised). 6. Consular duties performed by the Immigration Department including the issuance of visas and entry clearance certificates. 5 Government Fees Law (1995 Revision) 7. Services rendered under the Exempted Limited Partnership Law, 1991. Law 11 of 1991 8. Authenticating documents. 9. Giving, granting or issuing a licence, consent or other approval where no fee is prescribed. Prescribed Fees (Section 2) Item U.K. Act 2. (a) Naturalisation under the British Nationality Act, $320.00 1978 Revision 1981 (adults). (b) Naturalisation under the British Nationality Act, $110.00 1981 (spouses of British Dependent Territories Citizens). (c) Registration under the British Nationality Act, $110.00 1981 (minors). 3. Apostilles. $10.00 each Apostille 4. (a) Tax concessions undertakings (including $10.00 per undertaking duplicates and renewals) issued pursuant to the Tax Concessions Law (Revised). (b) Trust undertakings (including duplicates and $10.00 per undertaking renewals) issued pursuant to section 76 of the Trusts Law (Revised). (c) Certified copies of undertakings. $5.00 per copy (d) Endorsement of change of name on an $5.00 per endorsement undertaking. 6. (a) Applications for- (i) entry clearance (other than for the United $15.00 Kingdom or a dependency of the United Kingdom). (ii) entry clearance for a Dependency of the $10.00 United Kingdom when the application was referred to the Dependency. 6 Government Fees Law (1995 Revision) (b) Preparing and/or forwarding any letter, $10.00 certificate, declaration or other document which may be required by an authority in any country or territory in connection with an application for or the issue or renewal of an entry clearance (for a country or territory for which the officer does not himself have authority to issue entry clearance); a residence permit, identity card or application for registration or naturalisation; or forwarding any other certificate or document. (c) Application for an entry clearance, certificate of $120.00 entitlement to the right of abode or a confirmation of the right of abode: Unless the applicant seeks entry clearance for employment or self-employment for a period of six months or less, or as a returning resident, visitor, student, passenger in transit, “au pair” or for a working holiday, in which case, the fee is- (i) for one entry; $30.00 (ii) for two entries; or $45.00 (iii) for multiple entries, $70.00 or such sums (being the equivalent of fees charged by the authorities of any State for receiving or granting an application for an entry clearance to a British citizen) taken for receiving or granting an application for an entry clearance from a national or citizen of that State. 7. (a) Inspection of the records and statements filed $25.00 under section 9(3) of the Exempted Limited Partnership Law, 1991. (b) Grants of tax exemption under section 17(1) of $25.00 the Exempted Limited Partnership Law, 1991. 8. Authenticating documents. $10.00 each document 7 Government Fees Law (1995 Revision) Publication in consolidated and revised form authorised by the Governor in Council this 28th day of March, 1995. Mona N. Banks-Jackson Clerk of Executive Council 8