The Registrar of Companies (Fees) (European Economic Interest Grouping and European Public Limited-Liability Company) Regulations 2012

Made: 18th July 2012

Laid before Parliament: 23rd July 2012

Coming into force: 1st October 2012

The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1063(1) to (3) and 1292(1) of the Companies Act 2006 .

Citation and commencement

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These Regulations may be cited as the Registrar of Companies (Fees) (European Economic Interest Grouping and European Public Limited-Liability Company) Regulations 2012 and come into force on 1st October 2012.

Interpretation

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In these Regulations—

• “the EC Regulation means Council Regulation 2157/2001/EC of 8 October 2001 on the Statute for a European Company;

• “the 2006 Act” means the Companies Act 2006;

• “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;

• “EEIG establishment” has the meaning given in regulation 2(1) of the EEIG Regulations;

• the “EEIG Regulations” means the European Economic Interest Grouping Regulations 1989;

• “Extranet” means the service by which information is accessed by means of the access codes of the applicant in Hyper Text Markup Language using a website of the registrar;

• “limited liability partnership” means a body corporate incorporated under the Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2000 ;

• “limited partnership” means a partnership registered under the Limited Partnerships Act 1907 ;

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• “UKEIG” has the meaning given in regulation 2(1) of the EEIG Regulations;

• “XML Gateway” and “XML” mean the service by which information is accessed by the applicant in Extensible Markup Language by means of a partially encrypted access code.

• “UK Societas” means a European Public Limited-Liability Company, within the meaning of the EC Regulation, as it had effect immediately before IP completion day, which was registered in the United Kingdom and which on IP completion day converted to a United Kingdom Societas within the meaning of the EC Regulation.

Fees payable in respect of functions relating to the registration of documents by the registrar

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Schedule 1 makes provision for the fees that are payable to the registrar in respect of the registration of documents relating to UKEIGs, EEIG establishments and UK Societates by the registrar.

Fees payable in respect of the inspection or provision of copies of documents kept by the registrar relating to UKEIGs and EEIG establishments

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Transitional provisions

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• (1) Where any document delivered to the registrar on or before 30th September 2012 is registered on or after 1st October 2012 the fee prescribed in Schedule 1 to the Regulations in respect of that document shall not apply and any fee payable in respect of that document by virtue of the Registrar of Companies (Fees) (European Economic Interest Grouping and European Public Limited Liability Company) Regulations 2009 shall apply.

• (2) Where any application is made or subscription is payable to the registrar on or before 30th September 2012 in respect of the inspection of, or the provision of copies of, material kept by the registrar, the fee prescribed in Schedule 2 to these Regulations in respect of that application or subscription shall not apply and any fee payable under the Registrar of Companies (Fees) (European Economic Interest Grouping and European Public Limited Liability Company) Regulations 2009 shall apply.

Revocation

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The following regulations are revoked–

• (a) the Registrar of Companies (Fees) (European Economic Interest Grouping and European Public Limited Liability Company) Regulations 2009; and

• (b) the Registrar of Companies (Fees) (European Economic Interest Grouping) (Amendment) Regulations 2011 .

SCHEDULE 1 — THE PERFORMANCE OF FUNCTIONS RELATING TO THE REGISTRATION OF DOCUMENTS BY THE REGISTRAR

PART 1 — INTERPRETATION

Meaning of “the EC Regulation” and “the EEIG Regulations” and words and expressions used in those Regulations

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• (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

• (2) Words and expressions used in the EC Regulation and the EEIG Regulations have the same meaning when used in this Schedule as they have in that enactment.

Meaning of “same day registration”

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For the purposes of this Schedule documents are delivered for “same day registration” if—

• (a) a request for same day registration and all documents required to be delivered to the registrar in connection with that registration are received by the registrar by 3.00 pm on the day in question; and

• (b) the registration is completed on that day.

General

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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.

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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 2 — FEES PAYABLE

European Economic Interest Groupings

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In respect of the performance by the registrar of his functions in relation to the registration of documents delivered to him in respect of UKEIGs and EEIG establishments, the fee specified in relation to each matter below is payable on the registration of the documents so delivered relating to that matter–

European Public Limited-Liability Companies

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In respect of the performance by the registrar of his functions in relation to the registration of documents delivered to him in respect of UK Societates, the fee specified in relation to each matter below is payable on the registration of the documents so delivered relating to that matter–

SCHEDULE 2 — THE PERFORMANCE OF FUNCTIONS RELATING TO THE INSPECTION OR PROVISION OF COPIES OF DOCUMENTS KEPT BY THE REGISTRAR IN RELATION TO UKEIGs AND EEIG ESTABLISHMENTS

PART 1 — INTERPRETATION

Means by which the register may be inspected and copies provided

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Meaning of “same day delivery” and “same day collection”

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PART 2 — FEES PAYABLE

Companies House Direct

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Extranet

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WebCHeck

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XML

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Companies House Information Centre

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Companies House Contact Centre

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Signed

Norman Lamb — Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Employment Relations, Consumer and Postal Affairs, — 2012-07-18

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 2006 c.46.

[^f00002]: OJ L1999 31.7.85 p.1.

[^f00003]: 2000 c.12.

[^f00004]: 1907 c.24.

[^f00005]: OJ L294 10.11.2001 p.1.

[^f00006]: S.I. 2009/2403 amended by S.I. 2011/324.

[^f00007]: S.I. 2011/324.

[^f00008]: S.I. 1989/638 amended by S.I. 2009/2399.

[^f00009]: Regulation 9 was amended by regulation 12 of the European Economic Interest Grouping (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/2399).

[^f00010]: Regulation 12 was amended by regulation 15 of the European Economic Interest Grouping (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/2399).

[^f00011]: Regulation 11(2A) was inserted by regulation 14(4) of the European Economic Interest Grouping (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/2399).

[^f00012]: Paragraph 26 of Schedule 4 was inserted by regulation 23(3) of the European Economic Interest Grouping (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/2399).

[^f00013]: Section 1091 was applied with adaptations by paragraph 35 of Schedule 4 to the European Economic Interest Grouping (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/2399).

Editorial notes

[^c21327771]: 2006 c.46.

[^c21327791]: 2000 c.12.

[^c21327801]: 1907 c.24.

[^c21327821]: S.I. 2009/2403 amended by S.I. 2011/324.

[^c21327831]: S.I. 2011/324.

[^c21327861]: Regulation 12 was amended by regulation 15 of the European Economic Interest Grouping (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/2399).

[^c21327871]: Regulation 11(2A) was inserted by regulation 14(4) of the European Economic Interest Grouping (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/2399).

[^c21327881]: Paragraph 26 of Schedule 4 was inserted by regulation 23(3) of the European Economic Interest Grouping (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/2399).

[^key-acde480474019b8473e56683df91fd08]: Reg. 4A inserted (30.6.2016) by The Registrar of Companies (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/621), regs. 1, 10 (with reg. 22)

[^key-508eda82cce635b45afdf25b38763257]: Sch. 3 inserted (30.6.2016) by The Registrar of Companies (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/621), regs. 1, 13 (with reg. 22)

[^key-a1d5ad4eccffdb00bfc852047e6a0374]: Words in reg. 2 inserted (30.6.2016) by The Registrar of Companies (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/621), regs. 1, 9

[^key-8461fd5c9e24929bab12f4f80bae1933]: Words in Sch. 1 para. 1(2) inserted (30.6.2016) by The Registrar of Companies (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/621), regs. 1, 11(4) (with reg. 19(1)(3))

[^key-bdcedd997bd7a972d517645e1a9dd9c7]: Words in reg. 2 substituted (31.12.2020) by The European Economic Interest Grouping (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1299), regs. 1, 24(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

[^key-a0e2482607e85f2a816d3081ad46e059]: Words in reg. 2 inserted (31.12.2020) by The European Economic Interest Grouping (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1299), regs. 1, 24(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

[^key-0423f74efdc6d2df46b28f048887279b]: Words in reg. 2 inserted (31.12.2020) by The European Public Limited-Liability Company (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1298), regs. 1, 84(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

[^key-1f429be9684dac1def6481ff4e55f2ac]: Words in reg. 2 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The European Public Limited-Liability Company (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1298), regs. 1, 84(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

[^key-eb0fadc0be96e8e4448ef7fb3144aad6]: Words in reg. 2 inserted (31.12.2020) by The European Public Limited-Liability Company (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1298), regs. 1, 84(c) (as amended by S.I. 2020/523, regs. 1(2), 3(k)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

[^key-ae32cd6460fbf06dfdda26ca3cd423cd]: Words in reg. 3 substituted (31.12.2020) by The European Economic Interest Grouping (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1299), regs. 1, 25; 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)