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

• Citation: S.I. 2012/1908
• Sections: 22

Section 1 Citation and commencement

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.

Section 2 Interpretation

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.

Section 3 Fees payable in respect of functions relating to the registration of documents by the registrar

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.

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Section 4A Fees payable in respect of the disclosure of restricted DOB information

Schedule 3 to these Regulations makes provision for the fees that are payable to the registrar in respect of the disclosure of restricted DOB information relating to a manager of a UKEIG or an EEIG establishment .

Section 5 Transitional provisions

(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.

Section 6 Revocation

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 .

Section 1 Words and expressions used in the EC Regulation

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(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 .

Section 2 Meaning of “same day registration”

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.

Section 3 General

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.

Section 4 General

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.

Section 5 UK Economic Interest Groupings and EEIG establishments

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–

(b) for the registration under regulation 12 of the EEIG Regulations of an EEIG establishment ;

(c) for the registration of a change of name of a UKEIG under regulation 11 of the EEIG Regulations ;

(d) for the registration of a charge under paragraph 26 of Schedule 4 to the EEIG Regulations .

Section 6 UK Societates

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–

(b) for the registration of a public company by the conversion of a UK Societas in accordance with Article 66 of the EC Regulation;

Section 1 Means by which the register may be inspected and copies provided

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Section 2 Meaning of “same day delivery” and “same day collection”

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Section 3 Companies House Direct

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Section 4 Extranet

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Section 5 WebCHeck

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Section 6 XML

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Section 7 Companies House Information Centre

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Section 8 Companies House Contact Centre

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Section 1

In respect of the performance of the registrar’s function in relation to the inspection of material kept by the registrar and the provision of the copies of material kept by the registrar in respect of UKEIGs and EEIG establishments , where that material is restricted DOB information to which section 1087A(1) of the 2006 Act as applied to EEIGs by paragraph 32A of Schedule 4 to the EEIG Regulations applies, the following fees are payable—

for an application by a specified public authority or a credit reference agency under regulations 2 and 3 of the Companies (Disclosure of Date of Birth Information) Regulations 2015 as applied to UKEIGs and EEIG establishments by paragraph 32A of Schedule 4 to the EEIG Regulations for the registrar to determine whether to disclose restricted DOB information to that authority or agency;

£54.00

for the provision by means of an email of the day of the month on which a specified manager of a UKEIG or an EEIG establishment was born on the request of a specified public authority or a credit reference agency.

£5.00