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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/industrial-and-provident-societies-credit-unions-fees-regulations-1999/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1999/739",
  "legislation_title": "The Industrial and Provident Societies (Credit Unions) (Fees) Regulations 1999",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/industrial-and-provident-societies-credit-unions-fees-regulations-1999",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Regulations)\nThese Regulations increase the fees payable for registration and other transactions under the Industrial and Provident Societies Acts 1965 and 1967 and the Credit Unions Act 1979. They revoke regulation 17 of the Industrial and Provident Societies (Credit Unions) Regulations 1979 and Industrial and Provident Societies (Credit Unions) (Amendment of Fees) Regulations 1998.\nTaking all fees together, some of which remain unchanged, the overall increase is about 7.5%. The changes are as follows:–\nNature of Application\nFee Payable 1998–1999\nFee Payable from 1999\n£\n£\n1 Registration of a society.\n(a) with a statutory declaration\n750\n825\n(b) other cases.\n800\n880\n2 Registration of a complete amendments of rules.\n450\n495\n3 Registration of partial amendment of rules.\n225\n250\n4 Approval of change of name.\n110\n120\n6 Registration of a special resolution amalgamation or a transfer of engagements.\n300\n330\n7 Appointment of an inspector/calling of a special meeting.\n225\n250\n8 Registration of an instrument of dissolution.\n325\n355\n10 Other document required to be signed by a Registrar or sealed.\n40\n45\n14 Registration of a credit union using model rules–\n(a) with statutory declaration;\n300\n330\n(b) other cases.\n350\n385\n15 Registration of a substitution of an entire set of rules using model rules.\n200\n220\n20 Approval of a form of model rules submitted by a sponsoring association or body.\n800\n880\n21 Approval of a partial amendment to a form of model rules submitted by a sponsoring association or body.\n250\n275\n23 Application for issue of a section 11C certificate.\n425\n465\n24 Application for issue of a section 6(5) certificate.\n425\n465\n25 Application for issue of a section 6(5) and 11C certificates.\n100\n110\nReduction in fee payable 1998–1999\nReduction in fee payable From 1999\n£\n£\n16 Reduction where registration of an amendment of rules includes that of the common bond and is accompanied by a statutory declaration.\n100\n110\n17 Reduction where registration of an amendment of rules is in conjunction with an application for a section 11C certificate.\n100\n110\nA review of the cost of compliance with these Regulations has been undertaken and the resulting regulatory impact assessment may be purchased from the Registry of Friendly Societies, Victory House, 30–34 Kingsway, London WC2B 6ES.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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