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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/friendly-societies-general-charge-and-fees-regulations-2000/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2000/674",
  "legislation_title": "The Friendly Societies (General Charge and Fees) Regulations 2000",
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  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Regulations)\nThese Regulations provide for a general charge to be paid by friendly societies towards the expenses of the Friendly Societies Commission. The charge is levied with respect to the Commission’s accounting year beginning 1st April 2000 and is expected to raise £1.6 million (an increase of 26% from that raised for the accounting year beginning 1st April 1999). In accordance with Schedule 1, each society is required to pay 0.55% of its “specified income” for the year to 31st December 1999, subject to a minimum charge of £350 and a maximum of £47,000. (Under the Friendly Societies (General Charge and Fees) Regulations 1999 (“the 1999 Regulations”) the percentage was 0.435%, and the minimum and maximum £300 and £36,000 respectively.\nThese Regulations also, by regulations 5 and 6 and Schedule 2 and 3, require and prescribe fees to be paid for matters transacted under the Friendly Societies Act 1974 or the Friendly Societies Act 1992. These have been increased by an average of 3.3 per cent. The increases are confined to certain items in Schedule 2 and 3, and the following table shows the relevant amounts payable under the 1999 Regulations and under these Regulations.\nParagraph in Schedule 2 to the 2000 Regulations\nFee under the 1999 Regulations\nFee under the 2000 Regulations\n£\n£\n1 For the incorporation of a friendly society and the registration of the friendly society’s rules–\n(a) where it relates to a new friendly society\n900\n940\n(b) where it relates to an existing society\n750\n780\n2 For the registration of a branch\n200\n205\n3 For the grant of authorisation under section 32 of the 1992 Act in respect of each class of insurance business and each description of non-insurance business authorised\n1,090\n1,120\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 acknowledgement of registration of an amendment to rules (including approval of name in the case of an amendment effecting a change of name of a society or a 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\n500\n525\n(b) where made by a branch\n160\n170\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\n250\n260\n(b) where made by a branch\n65\n70\n(d) for the acknowledgement of change of name of an incorporated friendly society\n175\n180\n(e) for the acknowledgement of registration of an alteration of the memorandum of an incorporated friendly society\n275\n285\n7 For the registration of a special resolution–\n(a) where the special resolution relates to an amalgamation or a transfer of engagements\n385\n400\n(b) where the special resolution relates to a conversion\n650\n675\n9 For the calling of a special meeting by the Commission\n550\n565\n10 For the appointment of an inspector by the Commission\n220\n225\n11 For the registration of an instrument of dissolution\n(a) of a society\n440\n450\n(b) of a branch\n320\n330\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\n880\n1,000\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 where such form of model rules amends an already approved form of model rules and contains a maximum of six amendments\n275\n285\n20 For the confirmation of an amalgamation or transfer of engagements\n2,180\n2,245\n21 For the confirmation of an amalgamation or 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 the application which is accepted by the Commission for a reduction in the fee otherwise payable\n220\n225\n22 For the approval by the Commission of a statement relating to an amalgamation or 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 that Schedule\n2,180\n2,245\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 application which is accepted by the Commission for a reduction in the fee otherwise payable\n330\n340\n24 For the registration of a copy of an instrument of transfer of engagements\n180\n185\n25 For the registration of a scheme under section 6(5) of the 1992 Act\n120\n125\n27 For the confirmation of a conversion\n2,180\n2,245\n28 For the consent of the Commission that instrument of dissolution or alteration shall be of effect for the purpose of effecting or facilitating a transfer of engagements to any other friendly society or to a company\n2,180\n2,245\n29 For the consent of the Commission for a society to form or acquire control of a body corporate jointly with a person other than another incorporated friendly society\n2,180\n2,245\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\n330\n340\n35 For the consent of the Commission for a society to value implicit items in accordance with the provisions of regulations 9 to 11, with respect to long term business, and regulation 11, with respect to general business, of Friendly Societies (Insurance Business) Regulations 1994\n210\n215\nParagraph in Schedule 3 to the 2000 Regulations\nFee under the 1999 Regulations\nFee under the 2000 Regulations\n£\n£\n2 For the provision of a copy of the whole of or an extract from any document–\n(b) where the copy is certified as provided in sub-paragraph (a) above (as an addition to whatever fee would be payable if the copy were not so certified)\n8.00\n12.00",
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