The Registered Establishments (Fees) (Scotland) Order 1988

Made26th September 1988

Coming into force17th October 1988

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 64A(3) of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 19681, as read with the definition of “prescribed” in section 94(1) of that Act2, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following order:

Citation and commencement1

This Order may be cited as the Registered Establishments (Fees) (Scotland) Order 1988 and shall come into force on 17th October 1988.

Interpretation2

In this Order, “the Act” means the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968.

Maximum level of fees3

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 as follows:—

a

for an application for registration £850

b

for annual continuation of registratio, a fee £25 per person

determined by reference to the maximum number of persons specified in the certificate of registration

c

for an application by the person registered for £200 variation of conditions of registration

d

for issuing a new certificate of registration £10 following a change in information

Times at which fees are to charged4

The fees referred to in the preceding article 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 the coming into force of section 64A of the Act, on the anniversary of first registration and annually thereafter,

ii

in respect of establishments already registered prior to the coming into force of section 64A of the Act, on the anniversary of the coming into force of that section and annually thereafter;

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.

Michael B ForsythParliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish OfficeSt Andrew’s House,Edinburgh26th September 1988

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order sets the maximum levels for the fees chargeable by local authorities to applicants for registration, annual continuation of a registration, variation of conditions of registration, and for issuing a new certificate of registration under Part IV of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968, and the times at which such fees are to be paid.

Such fees are payable for the first time under section 64A of the 1968 Act, which was inserted by section 6 of the Registered Establishments (Scotland) Act 1987 and comes into force on 17th October 1988.