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, the inspection or provision of copies of documents kept by him and the disclosure of information protected under the Companies Act 2006 relating to companies, overseas companies and limited liability partnerships.

The Regulations come into force on 1st October 2009 and extend to the United Kingdom. They replace the Companies (Fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995 (S.R. (NI) 1995 No 312), the Companies (Fees) Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/2621), the Limited Liability Partnerships (Fees) Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/2620) and the Limited Liability Partnerships (Fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004 (S.R. (NI) 2004 No 396), subject to the transitional provisions contained in regulations 6, 7 and 8 and Schedule 5 to the Regulations. They revoke the Companies (Competent Authority) (Fees) Regulations 2002 (S.I. 2002/502), the Limited Liability Partnerships (Competent Authority) (Fees) Regulations 2002 (S.I. 2002/503) and the Limited Liability Partnerships (Records Inspection) (Fee) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004 (S.R. (NI) 2004 No 397).

The amount of the fees in these Regulations remain the same as the corresponding fees in the replaced Regulations. The Regulations also introduce fees in respect of functions and services of the registrar for which fees were not provided in the replaced Regulations. Certain fees contained in the replaced Regulations which are not re-enacted in these Regulations are determined by the registrar under section 1063(5) of the Companies Act under an instrument made on 1st October 2009.

Regulation 3 and Schedule 1 to the Regulations provide the fees to be payable in respect of the registration of documents by the registrar.

Regulation 4 and Schedule 2 to the Regulations provide the fees to be payable in respect of the inspection or provision of copies of documents kept by the registrar.

Regulation 5 and Schedule 3 to the Regulations provide for the fees to be payable in respect of the disclosure of protected information under the Companies Act 2006 relating to directors of companies, directors and permanent representatives of overseas companies and members of limited liability partnerships.

A regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument.