# The Industrial and Provident Societies (Fees) Regulations 1999, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These regulations increase the fees payable for registration and other transactions under the Industrial and Provident Societies Acts 1965 and 1967. They revoke the Industrial and Provident Societies Regulations 1965, regulation 5 of the Industrial and Provident Societies Regulations 1967 and the Industrial and Provident Societies (Amendment of Fees) Regulations 1998.
Taking all fees together, some of which remain unchanged, the overall increase is about 7.5%. The changes are as follows:–
Nature of Application
Fee Payable 1998–1999
Fee Payable from 1999
£
£
1 Registration of a society (not using model rules).
800
900
3 Registration of an amendments of rules where there are at least seven amendments but not more than ten amendments.
350
375
4 Registration of amendments of rules where there are nore than ten amendments.
650
725
9 Registration of a special resolution–
(a) amalgamation or a transfer of engagements;
350
395
(b) a conversion of a society to a company;
575
650
(c) a conversion of a company to a society.
55
60
10 Appointment of an inspector/calling of a special meeting.
225
250
11 Registration of an instrument of dissolution.
325
400
17 Registration of a society using model rules–
(c) with at least seven but not more than ten amendments;
395
420
19 Registration of a substitution of an entire set of rules using model rules–
(d) with more than ten amendments, through and endorsed by the sponsoring association or body.
650
715
22 Approval of a form of model rules submitted by a sponsoring association body–
(a) a new set of model rules;
800
880
(b) not more than six amendments to an approved set of model rules;
220
250
(c) at least seven but not more than ten amendments to an approved set of model rules;
350
420
(d) more than ten amendments to an approved set of model rules.
650
800
23 For the registration of an application to cancel the registration of a society.
40
50
24 Extending the period for application for the registration of a charge.
40
50
A 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/740/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/industrial-and-provident-societies-fees-regulations-1999/note
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