2009 No. 2392
The Registrar of Companies (Fees) (Limited Partnerships and Newspaper Proprietors) Regulations 2009
Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force
The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1063(1) to (3), 1292(1) and (2) and 1296 of the Companies Act 20061.
Citation and commencement1
These Regulations may be cited as the Registrar of Companies (Fees) (Limited Partnerships and Newspaper Proprietors) Regulations 2009 and come into force on 1st October 2009.
Interpretation2
In these Regulations—
“Companies House Direct” and “CHD” mean the service by which information is accessed by the applicant in Hyper Text Markup Language using a website of the registrar by delivering a non-encrypted access code;
“European Economic Interest Grouping” means a grouping formed in pursuance of article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No. 2137/85 of 25th July 19852;
“limited liability partnership” means a body corporate incorporated under the Limited Liability Partnerships Act 20003;
“limited partnership” means a partnership registered under the Limited Partnerships Act 19074; and
“the register of the proprietors of newspapers” means the register established under section 8 of the Newspaper Libel and Registration Act 18815.
Fees payable in respect of functions relating to the registration of documents by the registrar3
Schedule 1 makes provision for the fees that are payable to the registrar in respect of the registration of documents relating to limited partnerships and the register of the proprietors of newspapers by the registrar.
Fees payable in respect of the inspection or provision of copies of documents kept by the registrar relating to limited partnerships4
1
Schedule 2 makes provision for the fees that are payable to the registrar in respect of the inspection, or provision of copies, of documents kept by the registrar relating to limited partnerships.
2
The fees prescribed in relation to paragraph 4(a) of Schedule 2 are not payable in respect of any month for which the applicant pays a fee to the registrar for subscription to Companies House Direct under regulations providing for the payment of fees in respect of the functions of the registrar in relation to the inspection, or provision of copies, of documents kept by the registrar relating to companies, overseas companies, limited liability partnerships and European Economic Interest Groupings.
Transitional provisions
5
Where any document is delivered to the registrar on or before 30th September 2009 to which any fee set under section 14 of the Newspaper Libel and Registration Act 1881 would have applied if registered on or before that date, and that document is registered on or after 1st October 2009, the fee prescribed in Schedule 1 in respect of that document shall not apply and any fee set under section 14 of the Newspaper Libel and Registrations Act 1881 shall apply.
6
Where any application is made to the registrar on or before 30th September 2009 in respect of the inspection of, or the provision of copies of, material kept by the registrar, the fee prescribed in Schedule 2 or determined by the registrar in the exercise of his powers under section 1063(5) of the Companies Act 2006 in respect of that application shall not apply and any fee payable under paragraph 6(2) of Schedule 5 to the Companies Act 2006 (Commencement No. 1, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 20066 shall apply.
Revocation7
Subject to Regulation 6, paragraph 6(2) of Schedule 5 to the Companies Act 2006 (Commencement No.1, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2006 is revoked.
SCHEDULE 1THE PERFORMANCE OF FUNCTIONS RELATING TO THE REGISTRATION OF DOCUMENTS BY THE REGISTRAR
PART 1INTERPRETATION
Meaning of “the 1881 Act” and “the LP Act” and words and expressions used in those Acts1
1
In this Schedule—
“the 1881 Act” means the Newspaper Libel and Registration Act 1881;
“the LP Act” means the Limited Partnerships Act 1907.
2
Words and expressions used in the enactments set out in sub-paragraph (1) have the same meaning when used in this Schedule as they have in those enactments.
Meaning of “same day registration”2
For the purposes of this Schedule a document is delivered for “same day registration” if—
a
a request for same day registration and the document required to be delivered to the registrar in connection with that registration is received by the registrar by 3.00 pm on the day in question; and
b
the registration is completed on that day.
General
3
Where, in relation to any matter in respect of which a fee is payable under this Schedule, the means of delivery to the registrar of the documents required to be delivered in relation to that matter, or the form of those documents, are not specified that fee is payable only in respect of documents that are delivered in hard copy form.
4
Where, in relation to any matter in respect of which a fee is payable under this Schedule, no provision is made for same day registration of the documents required to be delivered to the registrar in relation to that matter, that fee is only payable in respect of the delivery of documents other than for same day registration.
PART 2FEES PAYABLE
Limited partnerships5
In respect of the performance by the registrar of his functions in relation to the registration of documents delivered to him in respect of limited partnerships, the fee specified in relation to the matter below is payable on the registration of the documents so delivered relating to that matter–
Matter in relation to which the fee is payable | Amount of fee |
---|---|
| |
| £50.00 |
| £20.00 |
Newspaper proprietors6
In respect of the performance by the registrar of his functions in relation to the register of the proprietors of newspapers, the fee specified in relation to the matter below is payable on the registration of the documents so delivered relating to that matter–
Matter in relation to which the fee is payable | Amount of fee |
---|---|
| £10.00 |
SCHEDULE 2THE PERFORMANCE OF FUNCTIONS RELATING TO THE INSPECTION OR PROVISION OF COPIES OF DOCUMENTS KEPT BY THE REGISTRAR IN RELATION TO LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS
PART 1INTERPRETATION
Means by which material kept by the registrar may be inspected and copies provided1
In this Schedule—
“Companies House Contact Centre” and “CHCC” mean a contact centre maintained by or on behalf of the registrar through which a facility is provided for applying by telephone, fax or email for copies of material kept by the registrar;
“Companies House Information Centre” and “CHIC” mean an office of the registrar where facilities are made available for applicants to inspect and to obtain copies of material kept by the registrar.
Meaning of “same day delivery” and “same day collection”2
For the purposes of this Schedule certificates and certified copies are provided for “same day delivery” or “same day collection” if–
a
a request for same day delivery or same day collection is received by the registrar before 2.00pm on the day in question; and
b
the appropriate certificate or certified copy is issued to the applicant on that day.
Meaning of “the LP Act” and words and expressions used in that Act3
In this Schedule “the LP Act” means the Limited Partnerships Act 1907; and words and expressions used in that Act have the same meaning when used in this Schedule as they have in that Act.
PART 2FEES PAYABLE
Companies House Direct4
In respect of the performance of the registrar’s functions in relation to the provision of certificates of registration in respect of limited partnerships, where an application for a certificate is made by means of CHD, the following fees are payable–
Matter in relation to which the fee is payable | Amount of fee |
---|---|
| £5.00 |
| |
| £15.00 |
| £10.00 |
| £50.00 |
| |
| £15.00 |
| £10.00 |
| £50.00 |
Companies House Information Centre5
In respect of the performance of the registrar’s functions in relation to the inspection of material kept by the registrar and the provision of copies of material kept by the registrar in respect of limited partnerships, where an application for inspection or a copy is made at a CHIC, the following fees are payable–
Matter in relation to which the fee is payable | Amount of fee |
---|---|
| £6.00 |
| £9.00 |
| £3.00 |
| £3.00 |
| |
| £15.00 |
| £1.00 |
| £50.00 |
| |
| £15.00 |
| £1.00 |
| £50.00 |
| |
| £15.00 |
| £10.00 |
| £50.00 |
| |
| £15.00 |
| £10.00 |
| £50.00 |
Companies House Contact Centre6
In respect of the performance of the registrar’s functions in relation to the provision of copies of material kept by the registrar in respect of limited partnerships, where the application for a copy is made by means of a CHCC, the following fees are payable–
Matter in relation to which the fee is payable | Amount of fee |
---|---|
| £3.00 |
| £3.00 |
| |
| £15.00 |
| £50.00 |
| |
| £15.00 |
| £50.00 |
| |
| £15.00 |
| £10.00 |
| £50.00 |
| |
| £15.00 |
| £10.00 |
| £50.00 |
(This note is not part of the Regulations)