Statutory Instruments

1988 No. 1671 (S.159)

RESIDENTIAL AND OTHER ESTABLISHMENTS, SCOTLAND

The Registered Establishments (Fees) (Scotland) Order 1988

Made

26th September 1988

Coming into force

17th October 1988

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 64A(3) of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968(1), as read with the definition of “prescribed” in section 94(1) of that Act(2), and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following order:

Citation and commencement

1. This Order may be cited as the Registered Establishments (Fees) (Scotland) Order 1988 and shall come into force on 17th October 1988.

Interpretation

2. In this Order, “the Act” means the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968.

Maximum level of fees

3. The maximum fees which may be imposed by local authorities in respect of the matters specified in section 64A(1) of the Act shall be as follows:—

(a)for an application for registration £850

(b)for annual continuation of registratio, a fee £25 per person

determined by reference to the maximum number of persons specified in the certificate of registration

(c)for an application by the person registered for £200 variation of conditions of registration

(d)for issuing a new certificate of registration £10 following a change in information

Times at which fees are to charged

4. The fees referred to in the preceding article shall be payable at the following times:—

(a)for an application for registration, on application for registration;

(b)for annual continuation of a registration—

(i)in respect of establishments registered after the coming into force of section 64A of the Act, on the anniversary of first registration and annually thereafter,

(ii)in respect of establishments already registered prior to the coming into force of section 64A of the Act, on the anniversary of the coming into force of that section and annually thereafter;

(c)for an application by the person registered for variation of conditions, on application for the variation; and

(d)for issuing a new certificate of registration following a change in information, on the issue of the certificate.

Michael B Forsyth

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

26th September 1988

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order sets the maximum levels for the fees chargeable by local authorities to applicants for registration, annual continuation of a registration, variation of conditions of registration, and for issuing a new certificate of registration under Part IV of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968, and the times at which such fees are to be paid.

Such fees are payable for the first time under section 64A of the 1968 Act, which was inserted by section 6 of the Registered Establishments (Scotland) Act 1987 and comes into force on 17th October 1988.

(1)

1968 c. 49: section 64A was inserted by section 6(1) of the Registered Establishments (Scotland) Act 1987 (c. 40)

(2)

The definition of “prescribed” was inserted by the Children and Young Persons Act 1969 (c. 54), Schedule 5, paragraph 64(1), and was relevantly amended by the Registered Establishments (Scotland) Act 1987, section 6(2).