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Statutory Instruments
Fees And Charges
Made
18th July 2012
Laid before Parliament
23rd July 2012
Coming into force
1st October 2012
The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1063(1) to (3) and 1292(1) of the Companies Act 2006 M1.
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Registrar of Companies (Fees) (European Economic Interest Grouping and European Public Limited-Liability Company) Regulations 2012 and come into force on 1st October 2012.
2. In these Regulations—
[F1“the EC Regulation means Council Regulation 2157/2001/EC of 8 October 2001 on the Statute for a European Company;]
“the 2006 Act” means the Companies Act 2006;
“Companies House Direct” and “CHD” mean the service by which information is accessed by the applicant in Hyper Text Markup Language using a website of the registrar by delivering a non-encrypted access code;
[F2“EEIG establishment” has the meaning given in regulation 2(1) of the EEIG Regulations;]
[F3the “EEIG Regulations” means the European Economic Interest Grouping Regulations 1989;]
“Extranet” means the service by which information is accessed by means of the access codes of the applicant in Hyper Text Markup Language using a website of the registrar;
“limited liability partnership” means a body corporate incorporated under the Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2000 M2;
“limited partnership” means a partnership registered under the Limited Partnerships Act 1907 M3;
F4...
[F5“UKEIG” has the meaning given in regulation 2(1) of the EEIG Regulations;]
“XML Gateway” and “XML” mean the service by which information is accessed by the applicant in Extensible Markup Language by means of a partially encrypted access code.
[F6“UK Societas” means a European Public Limited-Liability Company, within the meaning of the EC Regulation, as it had effect immediately before IP completion day, which was registered in the United Kingdom and which on IP completion day converted to a United Kingdom Societas within the meaning of the EC Regulation.]
Textual Amendments
F1Words in reg. 2 inserted (31.12.2020) by The European Public Limited-Liability Company (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1298), regs. 1, 84(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F2Words in reg. 2 substituted (31.12.2020) by The European Economic Interest Grouping (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1299), regs. 1, 24(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F3Words in reg. 2 inserted (30.6.2016) by The Registrar of Companies (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/621), regs. 1, 9
F4Words in reg. 2 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The European Public Limited-Liability Company (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1298), regs. 1, 84(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F5Words in reg. 2 inserted (31.12.2020) by The European Economic Interest Grouping (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1299), regs. 1, 24(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F6Words in reg. 2 inserted (31.12.2020) by The European Public Limited-Liability Company (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1298), regs. 1, 84(c) (as amended by S.I. 2020/523, regs. 1(2), 3(k)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Marginal Citations
3. Schedule 1 makes provision for the fees that are payable to the registrar in respect of the registration of documents relating to [F7UKEIGs, EEIG establishments] and [F8UK Societates] by the registrar.
Textual Amendments
F7Words in reg. 3 substituted (31.12.2020) by The European Economic Interest Grouping (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1299), regs. 1, 25; 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F8Words in reg. 3 substituted (31.12.2020) by The European Public Limited-Liability Company (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1298), regs. 1, 85; 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F94. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Textual Amendments
F9Reg. 4 revoked (1.2.2026) by The Registrar of Companies (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/1137), regs. 1(2), 16 (with reg. 17)
4A. Schedule 3 to these Regulations makes provision for the fees that are payable to the registrar in respect of the disclosure of restricted DOB information relating to a manager of [F11a UKEIG or an EEIG establishment].]
Textual Amendments
F10Reg. 4A inserted (30.6.2016) by The Registrar of Companies (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/621), regs. 1, 10 (with reg. 22)
F11Words in reg. 4A substituted (31.12.2020) by The European Economic Interest Grouping (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1299), regs. 1, 27; 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
5.—(1) Where any document delivered to the registrar on or before 30th September 2012 is registered on or after 1st October 2012 the fee prescribed in Schedule 1 to the Regulations in respect of that document shall not apply and any fee payable in respect of that document by virtue of the Registrar of Companies (Fees) (European Economic Interest Grouping and European Public Limited Liability Company) Regulations 2009 M4 shall apply.
(2) Where any application is made or subscription is payable to the registrar on or before 30th September 2012 in respect of the inspection of, or the provision of copies of, material kept by the registrar, the fee prescribed in Schedule 2 to these Regulations in respect of that application or subscription shall not apply and any fee payable under the Registrar of Companies (Fees) (European Economic Interest Grouping and European Public Limited Liability Company) Regulations 2009 shall apply.
Marginal Citations
M4S.I. 2009/2403 amended by S.I. 2011/324.
6. The following regulations are revoked–
(a)the Registrar of Companies (Fees) (European Economic Interest Grouping and European Public Limited Liability Company) Regulations 2009; and
(b)the Registrar of Companies (Fees) (European Economic Interest Grouping) (Amendment) Regulations 2011 M5.
Marginal Citations
Norman Lamb
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Employment Relations, Consumer and Postal Affairs,
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Regulation 3
1.—F13(1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(2) Words and expressions used in the [F14EC Regulation] [F15and the EEIG Regulations] have the same meaning when used in this Schedule as they have in [F16that enactment].
Textual Amendments
F12Sch. 1 para. 1 heading substituted (31.12.2020) by The European Public Limited-Liability Company (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1298), regs. 1, 86(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F13Sch. 1 para. 1(1) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The European Public Limited-Liability Company (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1298), regs. 1, 86(b)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F14Words in Sch. 1 para. 1(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The European Public Limited-Liability Company (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1298), regs. 1, 86(b)(ii)(aa); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F15Words in Sch. 1 para. 1(2) inserted (30.6.2016) by The Registrar of Companies (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/621), regs. 1, 11(4) (with reg. 19(1)(3))
F16Words in Sch. 1 para. 1(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The European Public Limited-Liability Company (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1298), regs. 1, 86(b)(ii)(bb); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
2. For the purposes of this Schedule documents are delivered for “same day registration” if—
(a)a request for same day registration and all documents required to be delivered to the registrar in connection with that registration are received by the registrar by 3.00 pm on the day in question; and
(b)the registration is completed on that day.
3. Where, in relation to any matter in respect of which a fee is payable under this Schedule, the means of delivery to the registrar of the documents required to be delivered in relation to that matter, or the form of those documents are not specified, that fee is payable only in respect of documents that are delivered in hard copy form.
4. Where, in relation to any matter in respect of which a fee is payable under this Schedule, no provision is made for same day registration of the documents required to be delivered to the registrar in relation to that matter, that fee is only payable in respect of the delivery of documents other than for same day registration.U.K.
5. In respect of the performance by the registrar of his functions in relation to the registration of documents delivered to him in respect of [F18UKEIGs and EEIG establishments], the fee specified in relation to each matter below is payable on the registration of the documents so delivered relating to that matter–
| Matter in relation to which the fee is payable | Amount of fee |
|---|---|
| F19(a). . . | F19. . . |
(b)for the registration under regulation 12 of the EEIG Regulations M6 of an EEIG [F20establishment]; | [F21£124.00] |
(c)for the registration of a change of name of [F22a UKEIG] under regulation 11 of the EEIG Regulations M7; | [F23£30.00] |
(d)for the registration of a charge under paragraph 26 of Schedule 4 to the EEIG Regulations M8. | [F24£24.00] |
Textual Amendments
F17Sch. 1 para. 5 heading substituted (31.12.2020) by The European Economic Interest Grouping (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1299), regs. 1, 28(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F18Words in Sch. 1 para. 5 substituted (31.12.2020) by The European Economic Interest Grouping (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1299), regs. 1, 28(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F19Words in Sch. 1 para. 5 table omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The European Economic Interest Grouping (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1299), regs. 1, 28(c)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F20Word in Sch. 1 para. 5 table substituted (31.12.2020) by The European Economic Interest Grouping (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1299), regs. 1, 28(c)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F21Sum in Sch. 1 para. 5(b) substituted (1.2.2026) by The Registrar of Companies (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/1137), regs. 1(2), 14 (with reg. 17)
F22Words in Sch. 1 para. 5 table substituted (31.12.2020) by The European Economic Interest Grouping (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1299), regs. 1, 28(c)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F23Sum in Sch. 1 para. 5 table substituted (1.5.2024) by The Registrar of Companies (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/155), regs. 1(2), 7(2)(b) (with reg. 8)
F24Sum in Sch. 1 para. 5 table substituted (1.5.2024) by The Registrar of Companies (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/155), regs. 1(2), 7(2)(c) (with reg. 8)
Marginal Citations
M6Regulation 12 was amended by regulation 15 of the European Economic Interest Grouping (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/2399).
M7Regulation 11(2A) was inserted by regulation 14(4) of the European Economic Interest Grouping (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/2399).
M8Paragraph 26 of Schedule 4 was inserted by regulation 23(3) of the European Economic Interest Grouping (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/2399).
6. In respect of the performance by the registrar of his functions in relation to the registration of documents delivered to him in respect of [F26UK Societates], the fee specified in relation to each matter below is payable on the registration of the documents so delivered relating to that matter–
Textual Amendments
F25Sch. 1 para. 6 heading substituted (31.12.2020) by The European Public Limited-Liability Company (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1298), regs. 1, 86(c)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F26Words in Sch. 1 para. 6 substituted (31.12.2020) by The European Public Limited-Liability Company (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1298), regs. 1, 86(c)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F27Sch. 1 para. 6(a) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The European Public Limited-Liability Company (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1298), regs. 1, 86(c)(iii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F28Words in Sch. 1 para. 6(b) substituted (31.12.2020) by The European Public Limited-Liability Company (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1298), regs. 1, 86(c)(iv); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F29Sum in Sch. 1 para. 6(b) substituted (1.2.2026) by The Registrar of Companies (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/1137), regs. 1(2), 15 (with reg. 17)
F30Sch. 1 para. 6(c) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The European Public Limited-Liability Company (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1298), regs. 1, 86(c)(v); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Regulation 4
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Textual Amendments
F31Sch. 2 revoked (1.2.2026) by The Registrar of Companies (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/1137), regs. 1(2), 16 (with reg. 17)
Regulation 4A
Textual Amendments
1. In respect of the performance of the registrar’s function in relation to the inspection of material kept by the registrar and the provision of the copies of material kept by the registrar in respect of [F33UKEIGs and EEIG establishments], where that material is restricted DOB information to which section 1087A(1) of the 2006 Act as applied to EEIGs by paragraph 32A of Schedule 4 to the EEIG Regulations applies, the following fees are payable—U.K.
| Matters in relation to which a fee is payable | Amount of fee |
|---|---|
(a) for an application by a specified public authority or a credit reference agency under regulations 2 and 3 of the Companies (Disclosure of Date of Birth Information) Regulations 2015 as applied to [F33UKEIGs and EEIG establishments] by paragraph 32A of Schedule 4 to the EEIG Regulations for the registrar to determine whether to disclose restricted DOB information to that authority or agency; | £54.00 |
(b) for the provision by means of an email of the day of the month on which a specified manager of [F34a UKEIG or an EEIG establishment] was born on the request of a specified public authority or a credit reference agency. | £5.00] |
Textual Amendments
F33Words in Sch. 3 para. 1 substituted (31.12.2020) by The European Economic Interest Grouping (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1299), regs. 1, 30(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F34Words in Sch. 3 para. 1 table substituted (31.12.2020) by The European Economic Interest Grouping (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1299), regs. 1, 30(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations provide for the fees to be payable to the registrar of companies in respect of his functions relating to the registration of documents relating to European Economic Interest Groupings (“EEIGs”) and European Public Limited-Liability Companies (“SEs”), and the inspection or provision of copies of documents kept by him relating to EEIGs.
The Regulations come into force on 1st October 2012. They replace the Registrar of Companies (Fees) (European Economic Interest Grouping and European Public Limited Liability Company) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/2403).
The amounts of the fees in these Regulations remain the same as the corresponding fees in the replaced Regulations except for a reduced fee in respect of an EEIG—
for the inspection and provision of a copy document by means of Companies House Direct or Extranet; and
for the inspection of a document via a searchroom terminal at a Companies House Information Centre.
Regulation 3 and Schedule 1 provide the fees to be payable in respect of the registration of documents relating to EEIGs and SEs.
Regulation 4 and Schedule 2 provide the fees to be payable in respect of the inspection or provision of copies of documents kept by the registrar relating to EEIGs.
A full regulatory impact assessment of the effect that this instrument will have on the costs of business and the voluntary sector is available from the Strategy and Policy Section, Companies House, Crown Way, Maindy, Cardiff CF14 3UZ or on www.companieshouse.gov.uk and is annexed to the Explanatory Memorandum which is available alongside the instrument on www.legislation.go.uk.
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