MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 20th December, 2001

G.S.R. 912(E).— in exercise of the powers conferred by section 8 of the Diplomatic Officers (Oaths and Fees) Act,

1948, (41 of 1948), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Diplomatic and

Consular Officers (Fees) Rules, 1949, namely:-

(1) These rules may be called the Diplomatic and Consular Officers(Fees) Amendment Rules, 2001.

(2) They shall come into force on 1 January 2002.

In the Diplomatic and Consular Officers (Fees) Rules, 1949, for Schedule-I, the following shall be substituted:-

"SCHEDULE-1

(See Rule 3)

Table of Consular Fees

Matter in respect of which a fee is leviable

Attestation of documents - civil, trade/commercial and

real estate/moveable property

1(A)

KB)

2(A)

2(B)

3(A)

3(B)

Attestation of affidavits/documents pertaining to sale,

purchase, power of attorney, mortgage, transfer, gift,

etc. of real estate or moveable properties or issue of a

document by a Consular Officer pertaining to such matt<

Where a Consular Officer draws up or assists in

drawing up any document mentioned in 1(A) above

Attestation of civil documents (affidavits, educational

degree, sponsorship certificates, marriage certificates,

wills, Power of Attorney etc.

Where a Consular Officer draws up or assists in the

drawing up of any document mentioned in item 2(A)

above as per Consular Manual.

Attestation of Trade/Commercial documents or issue

of any certificate 'country of origin etc' pertaining

to exports from foreign country to India.

Attestation of Trade/Commercial documents or issue

of any certificate pertaining to exports from India to

a foreign country.

Scale of fee

InUSS

;rs.

(applicable out of India)

In Euro

(will apply to

countries where

Euro is the currency)

THE GAZETTE OF INDIA: EXTRAORDINARY

[PART II—SEC. 3(i)]

Mai

Fee:

5(A;

5(B]

5(C)

Fee

6(B)

6(C)

7. Se

riagefee

A Consular Officer solemnizing a marriage, registration

sf a marriage certificate and a certified copy of the entry(all).

y in respect of merchant shipping

) Attestation of documents pertaining to sale, purchase,

mortgage, transfer of vessel or transfer of one's interest

in merchant vessel.

1 Attestation of other documents pertaining to ship/vessel

for issue of a certificate or verification or acceptance of

a document or taking any action as per Chapter IX of

the Consular Manual on 'Merchant Shipping'. The

Shipping Company (or Captain of vessel on behalf of

Company) being applicant/payee of consular fee.

1 Attestation of documents of issue of certificates to a

sailor as per Chapter IX of the Consular Manual on

'Merchant Shipping' (individual sailor being applicant

for his individual use).

in respect of other services

) For administration or distribution, or both of the

property situated in country, of the Consular Officer's

residence, of an Indian citizen or any other person,

not being a seaman, dying intestate, or if not intestate,

when undertaking in the absence of legally competent

representative of the deceased in country of his death or

a request of legal heirs of deceased living in India as the

case may be.

If such property is in country of concurrent accreditation

of a Consular Officer.

Issue of succession certificate as laid down in the

Consular Manual.

:rvices requiring visits or attendance of a Consular

fficer on request of an applicant away from chancery.

260

320

260

320

or 2.5 per cent of

estimated value

of the property/

estate, whichever

is more.

1,030

1,270

or 2.5 per cent of

estimated value of the

property, whichever is

2.5 per cent of

estimated value of the

estate or property

Officer's travelling

allowance and daily

allowance plus

$ 103 or Euro 127

for each visit plus

consular fees for

service required.

8(A) Attestation of pension papers, life certificate etc.

pertaining to pensioners.

8(B) For affixing Consular Officer's signature and seal,

if required, for declarations of pay or pension.

9(A) Other miscellaneous attestations, issue of civil

certificates, notarial services as per Consular Manual,

not falling within any of above categories,

registration of birth & a certified copy of the entry.

9(B) Where Consular Officer draws up or assists in drawing

up of any documents pertaining to services mentioned

at item 9(A) above.

9(C) Registration of death & a certified copy of the entry

with the proviso that HOM/HOP may waive these

charges at his discretion.

10 Cancellation of Indian passport of an Indian national

who dies abroad.

Gratis

Note: The rates are per attestation and the pages on which Mission/Post's round seal is

affixed will not be charged extra.

[No.T4330/3/01J

S.R.TAYAL,Jt. Sccy.(CPV)

Note^— Principal rules published vide Notification No.420-Con, dated 8 November, 1949.

Subsequently amended by:-

(i)

(ii)

(iii)

(iv)

(v)

(vi)

Notification No. GSR 1977 dated 14-11-1967

Notification No. GSR 817 (E) dated 13-10-1976

Notification No. GSR 326 (E) dated 2-4-1979

Notification No. GSR 862(E) dated 1-11-1985

Notification No. GSR 688 (E) dated 15-10-1993

Notification No. GSR 712 (E) dated 18-11-1993

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