Industrial and Provident Societies (Fees) Regulations 2000

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2000 No. 673

INDUSTRIAL AND PROVIDENT SOCIETIES

The Industrial and Provident Societies (Fees) Regulations 2000

Made 8th March 2000

Laid before Parliament 9th March 2000

Coming into force 1st April 2000

The Treasury, in exercise of the powers conferred upon them by sections 70(1) and 71(1) of the Industrial and Provident Societies Act 19651, and by those sections as applied by sections 1(2)(b), 4(1)(c) and 7(2) of the Industrial and Provident Societies Act 19672, hereby make the following Regulations:–

S-1 Citation and Commencement

Citation and Commencement

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Industrial and Provident Societies (Fees) Regulations 2000 and shall come into force on 1st April 2000.

S-2 Interpretation

Interpretation

2. In these Regulations–

“the Act” means the Industrial and Provident Societies Act 1965;

“society” means a registered society.

S-3 Fees Payable

Fees Payable

3. The fees set out in the Schedule hereto shall be payable in advance to the Central Office or, in Scotland, to the Assistant Registrar of Friendly Societies for Scotland in respect of the matters specified in the Schedule.

S-4 Consequential Revocations

Consequential Revocations

4. The Industrial and Provident Societies (Fees) Regulations 19993are hereby revoked.

Greg Pope

Clive Betts

Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury

8th March 2000

SCHEDULE

Regulation 3

FEES PAYABLE FOR REGISTRATION AND SUNDRY OTHER MATTERS

Nature of Application

Fee payable

£

1. For the acknowledgement of registration of a society (except as provided in paragraphs 17 or 18 below).

940

2. For the acknowledgement of registration of amendments of rules (except as provided in paragraph 19 below) where there are not more than six amendments.

220

3. For the acknowledgement of registration of amendments of rules (except as provided in paragraph 19 below) where there are at least seven amendments but not more than ten amendments.

385

4. For the acknowledgement of registration of amendments of rules (except as provided in paragraph 19 below) where there are more than ten amendments.

750

5. No fee shall be payable under paragraphs 2 to 4 above for the acknowledgement of registration of an amendment of rules made solely for the purposes of section 10(2)(b) and section 11 of the Act.

6. No fee shall be payable for the acknowledgement of registration of an amendment of rules made solely to ensure that all members of a society enjoy equal rights.

7. For the approval of a change of name.

180

8. For the registration of a notice of change in the situation of a registered office.

40

9. For the registration of a special resolution–

(a) where the special resolution relates to an amalgamation with, or a transfer of engagements to another society;

410

(b) where the special resolution relates to a conversion of a society to a company registered under the Companies Acts;

675

(c) where the special resolution relates to a conversion of a company registered under the Companies Acts to a society (in addition to the fee applicable to the acknowledgement of registration of the new society).

60

10. For the appointment of an inspector, or the calling of a special meeting by the Chief Registrar or the Assistant Registrar for Scotland.

250

11. For the registration of an instrument of dissolution or alteration therein.

415

12. On every direction for division or appropriation of the assets of a society–

(a) where the value of the assets is £1000 or less;

20% of that value

(b) where the value of the assets exceeds £1000.

£200 plus £10 per £100 or part thereof of assets in excess of £1000

13. For every document (except as otherwise provided) required to be signed by a Registrar or to bear the seal of the Central Office not chargeable with any other fee.

45

14. For the inspection on any particular day of documents on the file kept by a Registrar under regulation 12 of the Industrial and Provident Societies (Forms and Procedures) Regulations 19964relating to a single society.

8

15. For the provision of a copy of the whole of or an extract from any document–

(a) where the copy is not certified as a true copy of a document in the custody of the Registrar–

(i) where the copy does not exceed 5 pages, or for the first 5 pages of a copy which exceeds 5 pages;

3

(ii) for every page of a copy after the fifth page;

0.60

(b) where the copy is certified as a true copy of a document in the custody of the Registrar (in addition to whatever fee would be payable if the copy were not so certified).

12

16. In addition to any fee payable under paragraph 15 above, for the provision of a copy or copies of the whole of or an extract from any document by post.

5

17. For the acknowledgement of registration of a society where (except as provided in paragraph 18 below) the society’s rules are in the form of model rules approved by a Registrar and the application for registration is made through and endorsed by the sponsoring association or body which has sponsored the said model rules–

(a) with no amendments;

90

(b) with not more than six amendments;

250

(c) with at least seven but not more than ten amendments;

425

(d) with more than ten amendments.

810

18. No fee shall be payable for the acknowledgement of registration of a society which applies for registration in accordance with section 84A of the Friendly Societies Act 19745.

19. For the acknowledgement of registration of an amendment of rules being a substitution of an entire set of rules for the existing set of rules where the entire set of rules is in the form of model rules approved by a Registrar and the application for registration is made through and endorsed by the sponsoring association or body which has sponsored the said form of model rules

(a) with no amendments;

80

(b) with not more than six amendments;

150

(c) with at least seven but not more than ten amendments;

200

(d) with more than ten amendments.

750

20. For the registration of an annual return.

25

21. No fee shall be payable in respect of the examination or authentication of copies of rules or amendments...

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