The Treasury may make regulations determining a scale of fees to be paid for matters to be transacted or for the inspection of documents under this Act F2or the Friendly Societies (Long Term Insurance Business) Regulations 1987.

The Treasury may by order provide that on the registration of, or of any amendment of the rules of, a society of any description specified in paragraphs (a) to (e) of section 7(1) above, fees may be charged in accordance with a scale determined by the Treasury under subsection (1) above, but, except in so far as an order so provides, no fees shall be payable on the registration of, or of any amendment of the rules of, any such society.

The power to make an order under subsection (2) above includes power to vary or revoke such an order by a further order so made.

Any power to make an order under this section shall be exercisable by statutory instrument, and a statutory instrument made in the exercise of any such power shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.

All fees received by the Chief or an assistant registrar under or by virtue of this Act shall be paid into the Consolidated Fund.