1. This Order may be cited as the Registered Establishments (Fees) (Scotland) Order 2000 and shall come into force on 1st April 2000.
2. In this Order, “the Act” means the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968.
3. The maximum fees which may be imposed by local authorities in respect of the matters specified in section 64A(1) of the Act shall be those listed in column (1) of the table below in relation to the corresponding item (a)-(d) (the fees shown in column (2) are the previous maximums(1)):
| Table | (1) | (2) |
|---|---|---|
| new fees | previous fees | |
(a)for an application for registration | £1,685 | £1,350 |
(b)for annual continuation of registration, a fee determined by reference to the maximum number of persons specified in the certificate of registration | £65 per person | £40 per person |
(c)for an application by the person registered for variation of conditions of registration | £373 | £318 |
(d)for issuing a new certificate of registration following a change in information | £18 | £15 |
4. The fees referred to in article 3 above shall be payable at the following times:
(a)for an application for registration, on application for registration;
(b)for annual continuation of a registration–
(i)in respect of establishments registered after 17th October 1988 (the date of the coming into force of section 64A of the Act(2)), on the anniversary of first registration and annually thereafter, and
(ii)in respect of establishments already registered prior to 17th October 1988, on 17th October in each year;
(c)for an application by the person registered for variation of conditions, on application for the variation; and
(d)for issuing a new certificate of registration following a change in information, on the issue of the certificate.
5. The Registered Establishments (Fees) (Scotland) Order 1995(3) is hereby revoked.
IAIN GRAY
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
9th March 2000