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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/friendly-societies-general-charge-and-fees-regulations-1996/schedule-2",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1996/614",
  "legislation_title": "The Friendly Societies (General Charge and Fees) Regulations 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/friendly-societies-general-charge-and-fees-regulations-1996",
  "path": "schedule/2",
  "kind": "schedule",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "FEES PAYABLE FOR CENTRAL OFFICE, CHIEF REGISTRAR OR COMMISSION FUNCTIONS",
  "text": "Nature of application/function\nFee payable £\n1 For the incorporation of a friendly society and the registration of the friendly society’s memorandum and rules —\n(a) where it relates to a new friendly societ\n720\n(b) where it relates to an existing friendly society\n600\n2 For the registration of a branch\n160\n3 For authorisation under section 32 of the 1992 Act in respect of each class of insurance business and each description of non-insurance business authorised\n1000\n4 For authorisation under section 33 of the 1992 Act\n165\n5 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) for a year of account ended on or before 31st December 1995 —\n(a) where it relates to a society\n100\n(b) where it relates to a branch\n35\n6 The fees specified in this paragraph shall be payable where the society or branch concerned has by notice made an election under paragraph 5 of this Schedule:\n(a) For the acknowledgment of registration of an amendment of rules (including approval of name in the case of an amendment effecting a change of name of a society or branch) —\n(i) if the amendment substitutes an entire set of rules for the existing set of rules (except as provided in paragraph 19 of this Schedule) —\n(A) where made by a society\n400\n(B) where made by a branch\n125\n(ii) if the amendment does not substitute an entire set of rules for the existing set of rules —\n(A) where made by a society\n200\n(B) where made by a branch\n55\n(b) For the acknowledgment of registration of a notice of change in the situation of the registered office —\n(A) of a society\n40\n(B) of a branch\n40\n(c) For a receipt issued in respect of a notice of appointment of trustee or trustees —\n(A) of a society\n40\n(B) of a branch\n40\n(d) For the acknowledgment of registration of a change of name of an incorporated friendly society\n155\n(e) For the acknowledgment of registration of an alteration of the memorandum of an incorporated friendly societ\n220\n7 For the registration of a special resolution —\n(a) where the special resolution relates to an amalgamation or a transfer of engagements\n240\n(b) where the special resolution relates to a conversion\n500\n8 For the appointment of an inspector or calling of a special meeting by the Chief Registrar\n200\n9 For the calling of a special meeting by the Commission\n500\n10 For the appointment of an inspector by the Commission\n200\n11 For the registration of an instrument of dissolution or alteration therein —\n(A) of a society\n350\n(B) of a branch\n250\n12 For the award for dissolution where the matter is settled without a hearing or upon one hearing without an adjournment\n50\n13 Where for an award of dissolution more than one hearing is required or where the hearing is adjourned —\nthe same fee as where the matter is settled upon one hearing without adjournment and in addition for every hearing after the first and for every adjournment\n50\n14 For a direction for division or appropriation of the assets of a society —\n(a) where the value of the assets is £1,000 or less, 20% of that value\n(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\n15 For an investigation into the affairs of a society or branch with a view to an award of dissolution thereof\n800\n16 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 provided that such fee shall not be paid by a society or branch which has not by notice elected as in paragraph 6 of this Schedule\n40\n17 For the approval of a form of model rules relating to a society registered as a working men’s club submitted by a sponsoring association or body\n650\n18 For the approval of a form of model rules relating to a society registered as a working men’s club submitted by a sponsoring association or body, such form of model rules being an amendment to an already approved form of model rules and containing a maximum of six amendments\n200\n19 For the registration of an amendment of rules of a society registered as a working men’s club, being a substitution of an entire set of rules for the existing set of rules, where the entire set of rules is in the 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\n90\n20 For the confirmation of an amalgamation or a transfer of engagements\n2000\n21 For the confirmation of an amalgamation or a transfer of engagements where a society which is not a society to which section 37(2) or (3) of the 1992 Act applies has made an application which is accepted by the Commission for a reduction in the fee otherwise payable\n200\n22 For the approval by the Commission of a statement relating to an amalgamation or a transfer of engagements required to be sent by a society to its members under paragraph 1 of Schedule 15 to the 1992 Act or of a statement relating to a conversion required to be sent by a society to its members under paragraph 3 of Schedule 15 to the 1992 Act\n2000\n23 For the approval by the Commission of a statement required to be sent by a society to its members as described in paragraph 22 of this Schedule where a society which is not a society to which section 37(2) or (3) of the 1992 Act applies has made an application which is accepted by the Commission for a reduction in the fee otherwise payable\n300\n24 For the registration of a copy of an instrument of transfer of engagements\n160\n25 For the registration of a scheme under section 6(5) of the 1992 Act\n100\n26 For a request to cancel the registration of a society\n40\n27 For the confirmation of a conversion\n2000\n28 For the consent of the Commission for an instrument of dissolution or alteration therein effecting or facilitating the transfer of engagements to any other friendly society or to a company\n2000\n29 For the consent of the Commission in forming or acquiring control of a body corporate jointly with a person other than another incorporated friendly society\n2000\n30 For the consent of the Commission for a society to undertake to fulfil the engagements of another society by a special resolution of the committee of management\n300",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "substituted",
      "affecting": "uksi/1996/3094",
      "affecting_title": "The Friendly Societies (General Charge and Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1996"
    }
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