This document establishes the formal schedule of fees payable in the Supreme Court of Judicature in England and Wales as of 1980. The order serves as a regulatory instrument issued by the British government to standardize the costs associated with legal proceedings, filings, and administrative services within the court system. It provides the legal framework for the collection of revenue to support the operation of the judiciary.

Legal professionals and historians utilize this document as a primary source for understanding the cost structure of the British judicial system during the early 1980s. It is considered a foundational administrative record for those researching the evolution of court funding and regulatory policy in the United Kingdom.