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The Friendly Societies (General Charge and Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1996

S.I. 1996/3094 · Made 9 December 1996

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FRIENDLY SOCIETIES

Made 9th December 1996

Laid before Parliament 10th December 1996

Coming into force 31st December 1996

The Treasury, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 114(2) of the Friendly Societies Act 1992f1, hereby make the following Regulations:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1992 c. 40.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Interpretation
  3. 3Amendments to the principal Regulations
  4. Signature
  5. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Friendly Societies (General Charge and Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1996 and shall come into force on 31st December 1996.

2Interpretation

In these Regulations “the principal Regulations” means the Friendly Societies (General Charge and Fees) Regulations 1996f1.

3Amendments to the principal Regulations

For paragraph 5 of Schedule 2 to the principal Regulations there shall be substituted the following paragraph—

“5

For the registration of an annual return or a set of annual accounts (except where the society or branch concerned has by written notice sent to the central office irrevocably elected to pay the fees specified in paragraph 6 of this Schedule)—

(a)

in the case of an annual return or a set of annual accounts for a year of account ended on or before 31st December 1995—

(i) where it relates to a society100
(ii) where it relates to a branch35
(b)

in the case of an annual return or a set of annual accounts for any subsequent year of account—

(i) where it relates to a society110
(ii) where it relates to a branch45

”.

Signature

Bowen Wells

Roger Knapman

Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury

9th December 1996

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Friendly Societies (General Charge and Fees) Regulations 1996, which provide for a general charge to be paid by friendly societies towards the expenses of the Friendly Societies Commission and for fees for matters transacted under the Friendly Societies Act 1974 or the Friendly Societies Act 1992, by including a fee for the registration of annual returns and accounts for a year ended after 31st December 1995.