Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These regulations increase some of 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 the Industrial and Provident Societies (Credit Unions) (Fees) Regulations 1999. Taking all the fees together, some of which remain unchanged, the overall increase is about 4%.

The changes are as follows:–

Nature of Application	Fee Payable 1999–2000	Fee Payable From 2000
	£	£
1 Registration of a society. (a) with a statutory declaration	825	850
(b) other cases.	880	920
2 Registration of a complete amendments of rules.	495	515
3 Registration of partial amendment of rules	250	260
4 Approval of change of name	120	125
6 Registration of a special resolution amalgamation or a transfer of engagements.	330	340
7 Appointment of an inspector/calling of a special meeting.	250	260
8 Registration of an instrument of dissolution.	355	365
12 (b) Certification as a true copy of document	8	12
14 Registration of a credit union using model rules– (a) with statutory declaration;	330	340
(b) other cases.	385	400
15 Registration of a substitution of an entire set of rules using model rules.	220	225
20 Approval of a form of model rules submitted by a sponsoring association or body.	880	920
21 Approval of a partial amendment to a form of model rules submitted by a sponsoring association or body.	275	285
23 Application for issue of a section 11C certificate.	465	485
24 Application for issue of a section 6(5) certificate.	465	485
25 Application for issue of a section 6(5) and 11C certificates.	110	115

	Reduction in fee payable 1999–2000	Reduction in fee payable From 2000
	£	£
16 Reduction where registration of an amendment of rules includes that of the common bond and is accompanied by a statutory declaration.	110	115
17 Reduction where registration of an amendment of rules is in conjunction with an application for a section 11C certificate.	110	115