Fees

1 The Lord Chancellor may, with the agreement of the Treasury, by order prescribe fees payable in respect of anything dealt with by the Supreme Court. 2 An order under this section may, in particular, contain provision about— a scales or rates of fees; b exemptions from fees; c reductions in fees; d whole or partial remission of fees. 3 When including any provision in an order under this section, the Lord Chancellor must have regard to the principle that access to the courts must not be denied. 4 Before making an order under this section, the Lord Chancellor must consult all of the following— a the persons listed in subsection (5); b the bodies listed in subsection (6). 5 The persons referred to in subsection (4)(a) are— a the President of the Supreme Court; b the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales; c the Master of the Rolls; d the Lord President of the Court of Session; e the Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland; f the Lord Justice Clerk; g the President of the Queen's Bench Division; h the President of the Family Division; i the Chancellor of the High Court. 6 The bodies referred to in subsection (4)(b) are— a the General Council of the Bar of England and Wales; b the Law Society of England and Wales; c the Faculty of Advocates of Scotland; d the Law Society of Scotland; e the General Council of the Bar of Northern Ireland; f the Law Society of Northern Ireland.