FRIENDLY SOCIETIES Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Friendly Societies (General Charge and Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1994 and shall come into force on 1st April 1994. Interpretation 2 In these Regulations “the principal Regulations”means the Friendly Societies (General Charge and Fees) Regulations 1993 . Amendments to the principal Regulations 3 After regulation 3 of the principal Regulations insert the following regulations— 3A A friendly society which was an incorporated friendly society on 31st December 1993 shall pay to the Commission, with respect to the accounting year beginning on 1st April 1994, the sum of £16,000. 3B A friendly society which is an incorporated friendly society on the operative date of 1994, other than a society to which regulation 3A applies, shall pay to the Commission, with respect to the accounting year beginning on 1st April 1994, a sum determined in accordance with Schedule 1 to these Regulations using the value of the friendly society’s specified income for the relevant year. 4 In paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations, for the sum “£14,000”, wherever occurring, substitute the sum “£16,000”. 5 For Schedule 2 to the principal Regulations substitute the following schedule— SCHEDULE 2 FEES PAYABLE FOR CENTRAL OFFICE, CHIEF REGISTRAR OR COMMISSION FUNCTIONS Regulation 5 Nature of application/function Fee Payable 1 For the incorporation of a friendly society and the registration of thefriendly society’s memorandum and rules £410 2 For the registration of a branch £150 3 For authorisation under section 32 of the 1992 Act £515 4 For authorisation under section 33 of the 1992 Act £155 5 For the registration of an annual return (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)— a in the case of an annual return for a year of account ended on or before 31st December 1993— i where it relates to a society £70 ii where it relates to a branch £25 b in the case of an annual return for any subsequent year of account— i bwhere it relates to a society £75 ii where its relates to a branch £26 6 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— a for the acknowledgment or registration of an amendment of rules (including approval of name in the case of an amendment effecting a change of name of a society registered under the 1974 Act or branch)— i if the amendment substitutes an entire set of rules for the existing set of rules (except as provided in paragraph 15 of this Schedule)— A where made by a society £250 B where made by a branch £80 ii if the amendment does not substitute an entire set of rules for the existing set of rules— A where made by a society £115 B where made by a branch £37 b for the acknowledgment of registration of a notice of change in the situation of the registered office— A of a society £33 B of a branch £20 c for a receipt issued in respect of a notice of appointment of trustee or trustees— A of a society £33 B of a branch £20 d for the acknowledgment or registration of a change of name of an incorporated friendly society £170 e for the acknowledgment or registration of an alteration of the memorandum of an incorporated friendly society £115 7 For the registration of a special resolution— 1 where the special resolution relates to an amalgamation or a transfer of engagements £85 2 where the special resolution relates to a conversion £175 8 For the appointment of an inspector or calling of a special meeting £195 9 For a registration of an instrument of dissolution or alteration therein £95 10 For an award for dissolution where the matter is settled without a hearing or upon one hearing without an adjournment £50 11 Where for an award of dissolution more than one hearing is required or where the hearing is adjourned— the 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 £50 12 For a direction for division or appropriation of the assets of a society— a where the value of the assets is £1,000 or less, 20% of that value 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 13 For an investigation into the affairs of a society or branch with a view to an award of dissolution thereof £790 14 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 £23 15 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 £140 16 For the confirmation of a transfer of engagements £175 17 For the registration of a copy of an instrument of transfer of engagements £175 18 For the registration of a scheme under section 6(5) of the 1992 Act £155 . 6 For Schedule 3 to the principal Regulations substitute the following schedule— SCHEDULE 3 Regulation 6 Facility sought Fee Payable 1 he inspection on any particular day of documents relating to a singlesociety or branch £4.50 2 or the provision of a copy of the whole of or an extract from anydocument— a where the copy is not certified as a true copy of a document in thecustody of the Registrar— i where the copy does not exceed 5 pages, or for the first 5 pagesof a copy which exceeds 5 pages £1.50 ii for every page of a copy after the fifth page £0.30 where the copy is certified as provided in subparagraph (a) above (as an addition to whatever fee would be payable if the copy were not so certified)4.50 for sending by post any copy, or copies, so provided, in addition to any fee payable under paragraph (a) and (b) above £5.00 . Tim Wood Timothy Kirkhope Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury 8th March 1994