Regulation 3
| Nature of Application | Fee payable |
|---|---|
| £ | |
1. For the acknowledgement of registration of a society (except as provided in paragraphs 17 or 18 below). | 980 |
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. | 410 |
4. For the acknowledgement of registration of amendments of rules (except as provided in paragraph 19 below) where there are more than ten amendments. | 800 |
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. | 450 |
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 | 50 |
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 1996(1) relating to a single society. | 10 |
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 10 pages, or for the first 10 pages of a copy which exceeds 10 pages; | 6 |
(ii)for every page of a copy after the tenth 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; | 460 |
(d)with more than ten amendments. | 875 |
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 1974(2). | |
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. | 800 |
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 of rules to be used for recording under section 8 of the Act. | |
22. For the approval of a form of model rules submitted by a sponsoring association or body, where— (a)an entire new set of rules to be sponsored by it is submitted for approval by a registrar; | 1080 |
(b)not more than six amendments to an approved form of model rules sponsored by it are submitted for approval; | 285 |
(c)at least seven but not more than ten amendments to an approved set of model rules sponsored by it are submitted for approval; | 480 |
(d)more than ten amendments to an approved set of model rules sponsored by it are submitted for approval. | 900 |
23. For the registration of an application to cancel the registration of a society. | 50 |
24. For a direction under section 1(5) of the Industrial and Provident Societies Act 1967, extending the period for application for the registration of a charge. | 60 |
25. To the Central Office for the recording of a charge for the purpose of section 1(1) of the Industrial and Provident Societies Act 1967 or, in Scotland, for every copy of an instrument delivered to the Assistant Registrar of Friendly Societies for Scotland in accordance with section 4(1) of that Act. | 60 |
26. To the Central Office for the recording of the satisfaction of a charge recorded for the purpose of section 1(1) of the Industrial and Provident Societies Act 1967 or, in Scotland, for the recording of the satisfaction of a charge evidenced by a copy of an instrument delivered to the Assistant Registrar of Friendly Societies for Scotland in accordance with section 4(1) of that Act. | 60 |
S.I. 1996/3121.
1974 c. 46; section 84A was inserted by paragraph 32 of Schedule 16 of the Friendly Societies Act 1992 (c. 40).