S.I. No. 226/1988 - National Archives (Fees) Regulations, 1988.

S.I. No. 226 of 1988.

NATIONAL ARCHIVES (FEES) REGULATIONS, 1988.

The Taoiseach, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 19 (2) of the National Archives Act, 1986 (No. 11 of 1986), and with the consent of the Minister for Finance, hereby makes the following regulations:

1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the National Archives (Fees) Regulations, 1988.

(2) These Regulations shall come into operation on the first day of June, 1988.

2. In these Regulations—

"the Act of 1986" means the National Archives Act, 1986 (No. 11 of 1986);

"the Director" means the Director of the National Archives;

"Department of State" has the same meaning as it has in section 1(2) (b) of the Act of 1986.

3. The fees specified in the Schedule to these Regulations shall be charges by the National Archives in respect of the matters specified therein.

4. Where copies of archives are sent by the National Archives by prepaid post to persons requesting them, then—

( a ) subject to paragraph 1 of the part II of the Schedule to these Regulations, a fee equal to the cost of such posting shall be charged by the National Archives in respect of the copies in addition to any fees which may be charged by virtue of Regulation 3 of these Regulations, or

( b ) If the request for the copies was sent to the National Archives by prepaid post and the fees chargeable by the National Archives under these Regulations would, apart from this paragraph, be less than £2 in total, a single fee of £2 shall be charged by the National Archives in respect of such copies in lieu of the said fees.

5. (1) When applications are made by any Department of State for copies or inspections of archives, the fees provided for by these Regulations shall not be charged.

(2) Where a person or a body (being a body corporate other than a Department of State or being an unincorporated body of persons) has either voluntarily or by virtue of any enactment deposited any documents or records (or any copies of them) with the National Archives, then, subject to any conditions to which section 4 (i) (f) of the Act of 1986 relates, the Director—

( a ) shall permit inspection of such documents or records (or such copies of them) to be made by the person or body (as the case may be) without charge, and

( b ) may, at his discretion, permit copies of such documents or records (or such copies of them) to be made and supplied to the person or body (as the case may be) without charge.

(3) The Director may, at his discretion, permit inspections of archives solely for the purposes of research to be made without charge.

(4) The Director may, where he considers it appropriate in exceptional circumstances, permit copies of archives to be made and supplied without charge.

SCHEDULE

Part I

Unauthenticated copies of archives

	£
1. For copies made by electrostatic or similar process, for each copy up to a maximum sheet size of 297 x 420 mm (approximately 12 x 17 inches) ... ... ... ...	0.15
2. For copies made by electrostatic or similar process of documents too large to be copies directly onto a single sheet as at paragraph 1 of this Part, for each page of document copied ... ... ... ... ... ... ...	0.50
3. For copies (on paper) made for microfilm:
(i) for each copy up to a maximum sheet size of 297 x 420 mm (approximately 12 x 17 inches)	1.00
(ii) where the microfilm has been specially filmed for the purpose of making the copies, the fee specified at subparagraph (i) of this paragraph subject to a minimum charge of ... ...	20.00
4. For packs of copies of archives relating to a single parish or other area and containing, on average, 50 copies made as at paragraphs 1 to 3 (or any of them) of this Part, for each pack ... ... ... ... ... ... ...	15.00
5. For monochrome photographic copies, for each print up to a maximum print size of 200 x 250 mm (approximately 8 x 10 inches) ... ... ... ... ... ... ...	7.00
6. Where archives are deemed unsuitable for reproduction by available reprographic processes, for every hour or part of an hour spent preparing a manuscript or typed copy ...	5.00
7. Where colouring of copies of archives is required, an additional fee for every hour or part of an hour spent colouring each copy ... ... ... ... ... ... ...	5.00

Part II

Authenticated copies of Archives

	£
1. Authentication fee (inclusive of fees for copying and the cost of posting to addresses to which the inland postal rate applies), for authenticated copies of wills, grants of probate or administration, estate duty affidavits and other testamentary documents which are made by a similar process to any copies made under paragraph 1, 2 or 3 of Part I of the Schedule, for each document copied ... ... ... ... ...	3.50
2. Authentication fee for authenticated copies of archives other than those specified at paragraph 1 of this Part:	0.50
(i) for each sheet (in addition to the fees payable for unauthenticated copies and, where appropriate, a fee equal to the cost of postage)
(ii) subject to minimum charge (inclusive of all fees payable under these Regulations) in respect of the copies of ... ... ... ...	3.50

Part III

Microfilm copies of Archives

	£
1. First copy from original microfilm specially prepared:
(i) fee for every 30 cm (approximately 1 foot) or portion thereof ... ... ... ...	1.00
(ii) subject to a minimum charge of ... ...	20.00
2. Second or subsequent copies from original microfilm specially prepared or for duplicate microfilm copies of any other microfilm, for every 30 m (approximately 100 feet) or portion thereof a fee of ... ... ... ... ...	20.00

Part IV

Transparencies of Archives

	£
1. For transparencies made by electrostatic or similar process, for each transparency measuring 210 x 297 mm (approximately 8 x 12 inches) ... ... ... ... ...	0.50
2. For 35 mm colour transparencies:
(i) for each transparency ... ... ...	1.00
(ii) subject to a minimum charge of ... ...	20.00

PART V

Inspection of Archives

	£
1. For inspection of any item ... ... ... ...	1.00

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Taoiseach, this 30th day of May, 1988.

CHARLES J. HAUGHEY.

The Minister for Finance hereby consents to the making of the foregoing Regulations.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Finance, this 30th day of May, 1988.

RAY MAC SHARRY.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

This Order gives authority to the National Archives to charge users for the provision of copies of documents held by them.