(1) A search fee is not payable in respect of any search which does not result in tracing in the Register the entry the extract of which is required.
(2) A fee is payable for any search or document required by any public department.
(3) A reasonable margin of error is permitted to the applicant in respect of the information (including the date of entry, place of birth or death, on parentage) for the required extract to be traced, without incurring an obligation to pay the fee specified in the Schedule.
(4) The decision of the Registrar as to what constitutes in a case a reasonable margin of error is final.