Statutory Instruments
INDUSTRIAL AND PROVIDENT SOCIETIES
Made
7th March 1991
Laid before Parliament
8th March 1991
Coming into force
1st April 1991
The Treasury, in exercise of the powers conferred upon them by sections 70(1) and 71(1) of the Industrial and Provident Societies Act 1965(1), and by those sections as applied by section 7(2) of the Industrial and Provident Societies Act 1967(2), and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations:—
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Industrial and Provident Societies (Amendment of Fees) Regulations 1991 and shall come into force on 1st April 1991.
2. The Industrial and Provident Societies Regulations 1965(3) shall be amended by substituting for Schedule 2 thereto the following Schedule—
Regulation 13
| £ | |
|---|---|
| For the acknowledgment of registration of a society (except as hereinafter provided) ... ... ... ... | 460 |
| For the acknowledgment of registration of an amendment of rules being a substitution of an entire set of rules for the existing set of rules (except as hereinafter provided) ... ... ... ... | 315 |
| For the acknowledgment of registration of an amendment of rules not being a substitution of an entire set of rules for the existing set of rules (except that no fee shall be payable for the acknowledgment of registration of an amendment of rules made for the purposes of section 10(2) and section 11 of the Industrial and Provident Societies Act 1965) ... ... ... ... | 150 |
| For the approval of a change of name ... ... ... ... | 150 |
| For the registration of a notice of change in the situation of a registered office ... ... ... ... | 29 |
| For the registration of a special resolution | |
(1) where the special resolution relates to an amalgamation or a transfer of engagements and the society passing it has— | |
(a)100 members or less ... ... ... ... | 65 |
(b)more than 100 members but not more than 500 ... ... ... ... | 90 |
(c)more than 500 members but not more than 1,000 ... ... ... ... | 120 |
(d)more than 1,000 members ... ... ... ... | 150 |
(2) where the special resolution relates to a conversion ... ... ... ... | 150 |
| For the appointment of an inspector, or the calling of a special meeting by the Chief Registrar or the Assistant Registrar for Scotland ... ... ... ... | 170 |
| For the registration of an instrument of dissolution or alteration therein where the society has— | |
(a)100 members or less ... ... ... ... | 65 |
(b)more than 100 members but not more than 500 ... ... ... ... | 90 |
(c)more than 500 members but not more than 1,000 ... ... ... ... | 120 |
(d)more than 1,000 members ... ... ... ... | 150 |
| For the reference of a dispute to the Registrar ... ... ... ... | 10 |
| For the award of a Registrar on a dispute where the award is made without an oral hearing or upon one oral hearing without adjournment ... ... ... ... | 40 |
| and if more than one oral hearing becomes necessary, then for every such additional hearing ... ... ... ... | 40 |
| On every direction for division or appropriation of the assets of a society— | |
(a)where the value of the assets is £1,000 or less, 20% of that value | |
(b)where the value of the assets exceeds £1,000, £200 with an additional £10 for every £100 or part thereof in excess of £1,000 | |
| 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 | 20 |
| For inspection on any particular day of documents on the file kept by a Registrar under regulation 12 of these Regulations relating to a single society ... ... ... ... | 3.75 |
| For the provision of a copy of the whole of or an extract from any document— | ; |
(a)where the copy is a photocopy and is not certified as a true copy of a document in the custody of the Registrar— | |
(i)where the copy does not exceed 5 pages, or for the first 5 pages of a copy which exceeds 5 pages ... ... ... ... | 1.00 |
(ii)for every page of a copy after the fifth page ... ... ... ... | 0.20 |
(b)where the copy is not a photocopy and is not so certified— | ; |
(i)where the copy does not exceed 216 words, or for the first 216 words of a copy which exceeds 216 words ... ... ... ... | 7.50 |
(ii)for each complete folio of 72 words by which a copy exceeds 216 words ... ... ... ... | 1.50 |
(c)where the copy, whether a photocopy or not, is certified as provided in subparagraph (a) above (as an addition to whatever fee would be payable if the copy were not so certified and the fee for the signature of a Registrar or the seal of the Central Office) ... ... ... ... | 3.75 |
| The fee for the acknowledgment of registration of a society the rules of which are in the form of model rules, where the application for, the registration is made through and endorsed by the association or body which has sponsored the rules contained in the said model, shall be £180. | |
| The fee for the acknowledgment 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 are in form of model rules and where the application for registration is made through and endorsed by the association or body which has sponsored the rules contained in the said model, shall be £125.”. |
3. The Industrial and Provident Societies Regulations 1967(4) are hereby amended by substitution of “£20” for “£19” in regulation 5.
4. The Industrial and Provident Societies (Amendment of Fees) Regulations 1990(5) are hereby revoked.
Sydney Chapman
Irvine Patnick
Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury
7th March 1991
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations supersede the Industrial and Provident Societies (Amendment of Fees) Regulations 1990. They generally increase by about 8% the fees to be paid for matters transacted and for the inspection of documents under the Industrial and Provident Societies Acts 1965 and 1967.