1996 No. 1444
The Companies (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1996
Approved by both Houses of Parliament
Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 708(1) and (2) of the Companies Act 19851 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Companies (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1996 and shall come into force on 20th September 1996.
2
In these Regulations, “the 1991 Regulations” means the Companies (Fees) Regulations 19912.
3
The Schedule to the 1991 Regulations is amended by:—
a
substituting, in respect of the entries in the first column listed below, the sums set out below in relation to those entries for the sums specified in relation to those entries in the second column of the Schedule to the 1991 Regulations as follows:
(i) | entry 2 | £15.00 |
(ii) | entry 3 | £10.00 |
(iii) | entry 4 | £ 3.50 |
(iv) | entry 5 | £ 3.50 |
(v) | entry 6 | £ 3.50 |
(vi) | entry 9(a) | £ 3.50 |
(vii) | entry 9(c) | £ 5.00 |
(viii) | entry 10(a) | £ 3.50 |
(ix) | entry 10(c) | £ 5.00 |
(x) | entry 19(a) | £15.00 |
(xi) | entry 19(b)(i) | £15.00 |
(xii) | entry 20(a) | £15.00 |
(xiii) | entry 20(b) | £10.00; |
b
deleting entry 8 in the first column of the Schedule to the 1991 Regulations and the sum specified in relation to that entry in the second column of that Schedule;
c
inserting after entry 3 in the first column of the Schedule to the 1991 Regulations and the sum specified in relation to that entry in the second column of that Schedule the following entry and sum:—
3A
For registration, pursuant to section 692(2) or paragraph 7 of Schedule 21A, of a change of the corporate name of an oversea company
£10.00.
d
substituting for entry 11 in the first column of the Schedule to the 1991 Regulations and the sums specified in relation to that entry in the second column of that Schedule the following entry and sums:—
11
For a microfiche copy of a list of members consisting of more than 10 pages:
a
delivered at an office of the registrar
£3.50.
b
delivered by post pursuant to any form of request
£5.00.
e
substituting for entry 12 in the first column of the Schedule to the 1991 Regulations and the sum specified in relation to that entry in the second column of that Schedule the following entry and sums:—
12
For paper copies of records relating to a company delivered at an office of the registrar:
a
if requested on the same occasion as an inspection of the records relating to that company, or on the same occasion as a request for a basic set of microfiche copies relating to the company, per page
£0.10p
b
if requested otherwise, not being a list of members of the company
£3.50 plus £1 for each document supplied.
f
substituting for entry 13 in the first column of the Schedule to the 1991 Regulations and the sums specified in relation to that entry in the second column of that Schedule the following entry and sums:—
13
For paper copies of records relating to a company, other than a list of members, recorded and kept by the registrar in the form of a microfiche copy, delivered by post pursuant to any form of request:
a
in respect of one document
£6.00.
b
in respect of each further document relating to the same company requested on the same occasion
£2.50.
g
substituting for entries 16, 16A and 16B in the first column of the Schedule to the 1991 Regulations and the sums specified in relation to that entry in the second column of that Schedule the following entry and sums:—
16
For paper copies of particulars registered in respect of a branch or undertaking—
a
delivered at an office of the registrar
10p per screen of information on a computer terminal.
b
delivered by post
£1 per screen of information on a computer terminal.
4
1
Subject to paragraph (2) below, the fees prescribed by regulation 3 come into effect on 1st October 1996.
2
The fee prescribed in relation to entry 2 by regulation 3(a) above in respect of the registration of an annual return applies to any annual return which the company—
a
is required to deliver to the registrar made up to a date not later than a return date occurring on or after 1st October 1996; and
b
which is delivered on or after 20th September 1996.
3
For the purposes of paragraph (2) above, a “return date” in relation to any company is ascertained in accordance with section 363(1) of the Companies Act 19853.