Conditions for Access to the Reading Services and Certificate Issuance
1. Reading and Reference Services and Certificate issuance at the Madeira Regional Archives (ARM) are opened to all duly identified persons.
2. The Reading Room is open on the second floor weekdays from 10:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.. This schedule is subject to occasional, temporary alterations, but readers will be notified in advance of such changes.
3. Handbags, umbrellas, raincoats, briefcases, books, etc. must be left at the cloakroom (Floor 0)..
For more information see FAQ`s
To obtain the reading card
.
1. Go to the service desk of the READING ROOM on the 2nd floor (RECEPTION AND READER SUPPORT), to request a temporary authorisation to read or to get your own reader’s card.
Price List
New = 5.00 euros
Replacement card = 2.00 euros
Renewal (Every 5 years) = 2.00 euros
.To consult the books and documents
1. The Reading Room is divided into three sections:
In the REFERENCE SECTION you can:
- Search the inventories, catalogues and indexes.
- Take note of the necessary data to fill out the request to read: Title and Call Number of the document; Author, Title and Call Number of the book.
- Fill out the requests to read and get copies of documents.
- Consult the website and the databases of ARM and access the Internet.
- Ask for help and further information from the staff on duty.
GENERAL READING SECTION
MICROFILMS READING SECTION
1. The descriptive instruments and other commonly consulted works are freely accessible in the reference and general reading sections.
2. Turn in your requests to the service desk (RECEPTION OF REQUESTS TO READ) and reserve the place where you will be reading.
3. You can make your request by e-mail (maximum of 3 individual items), as long as you indicate your reader number and the exact call number of the documentation that you wish to consult.
Requisition for consulting documents of the reading room 
4. Whenever possible, turn in your request by 6.30 p.m. the day before.
5. When returning the documentation consulted, indicate if you intend to continue your consultation, or not.
To obtain copies of documents
1. Fill in and turn in your request at the service desk of the READING ROOM (RECEPTION FOR REQUESTS), where you can pick up the reproductions once they are ready.
2. Ask for the reproduction of documentation by letter, e-mail, or filling in the form.
Requisition for reproduction of documentation
3. Consult the Rules for the Reproduction of ARM Documents  pdf and respective Price List pdf
4. The reproduction of documentation protected under copyright for scientific and research purposes, or any other use of digital reproductions from Madeira Regional Archives compels to the signature of a Statement of Liability. pdf
To obtain a certificate
1. Before filling in the form ensure that the certificate is really needed for your purposes (sometimes a certificate`s copy is enough).
2. Go to the service desk on the 2nd floor for CERTIFICATE SERVICES to request the desired certificate.
3. You can also request a certificate of the desired document by letter, e-mail or by filling in the forms.
Application for birth certificate
Application for marriage certificate
Application for death certificate
Application for notarial record certificate
Application for court record certificate
The certificate will be returned to you upon advance payment of the expenses for issuance and delivery.
|
Judicial Emoluments – Law by decree number 34/2008 of February the 26th - Regulation for procession costs
|
|
9th Article - number 3, break a)
|
Up to 25 pages
|
12,75 €
|
|
9th Article - number 3, break b)
|
From 26 to 50 pages
|
20,40 €
|
|
9th Article - number 3, break c)
|
From 51 to 75 pages (When it is over 50, 20,40 will be added to each group of 50 by the previous break or, 10,20 in case it does not exceed 25 pages)
|
30,60 €
|
|
9th Article - number 3, break c)
|
From 76 to 100 pages
|
40,80 €
|
|
|
|
Notarial Emoluments – Law by decree number 322-A/2001 of December the 14th, altered by the Laws by decree number 194/2003 of August the 23rd and number 8/2007 of January the 17th and also by the Law by decree number 99/2010 of September the 2nd Notarial Emoluments – Law by decree-number 322-A/2001 of December the 14th , changed by the Laws by decree number 194/2003 of August the 23rd.
|
|
20th Article - number 4.1
|
Each certificate or written evidence, except for translation accuracy
|
22 €
|
|
20th Article - number 4.4
|
Urgent requests – 50 per cent will be added to previous emoluments referred before.
|
33 €
|
|
20th Article - number 4.6
|
Each uncertified page or copy fragment
|
0,50 €
|
|
|
|
Emoluments for Civil and Parish Records and Nationality – Law by decree number 322-A/2001 December the 14th, Altered by the Law by decree number 99/2010 of September the 2nd.
|
|
18th Article - number 7.1.1
|
Record Certificate
|
20,00 €
|
|
18th Article - number 7.1.2
|
Certificate for child benefits or social security purposes
|
10,00 €
|
|
18th Article – number 7,1,3
|
Certificate of negative information for a record
|
25,00 €
|
|
18th Article - number
7.3
|
Each uncertified page or copy fragment
|
1,00 €
|
|
In case a certificate is for obtaining the Portuguese nationality it is exempt from payment- under-aged instruction processes, according to the Law by decree number 99/2010 of September the 2nd , 10th article, number 1, al. G).
|
|
Finance services’ emoluments (land registries) – Law by decree number 29/98 of February the 11th, 1st article; Law 64B/2011 of December the 22nd
|
|
159th Articlenumber1
|
Search per years, excluding the present year
|
2,91 €
|
|
159th Articlenumber 2/5
|
Search in land registries that are in force/certificates/requests
|
2,91 €
|
|
159th Article number 6
|
Certificates extracted from land registry buildings – beyond the sum for emolument number5 and per building
|
1,02 €
|
|
Other sources - Decree 2/2012 of January the 12th
|
|
Certificates containing authenticated information or authenticated copy
|
6,53 €
|
|
From page 9 onwards (* price per page)
|
* 1,31 €
|
|
Narrative certificates: the double of the price (6,53 euros)
|
13,06 €
|
|
Note: to thesecosts, youshallconsider:
a) Searches: 1,96 euros per yearsearched
1,05 euros for each year, when results are notfound.
b) Postagecosts
|
|
|
Genealogical Search – (Maximum of 3 hours)
|
|
Genealogical information (search) 1st hour
|
17,25 €
|
|
Genealogical information (search) 2nd hour
|
23,00 €
|
|
Paleographic transcriptions (Preço por linha dactilografada de aproximadamente 83 caracteres)
|
|
Regular font
|
1,15 €
|
|
Modernchainedfonttype
|
2,30 €
|
|
Letra cursiva
|
2,88 €
|
|
