The Registrar of Companies (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2024

Prospective

6.—(1) Schedule 1 to the Registrar of Companies (Fees) (Limited Partnerships and Newspaper Proprietors) Regulations 2009(1) (the performance of functions relating to the registration of documents by the registrar) is amended as follows. U.K.

(2) In paragraph 1(1), at the appropriate places insert—

““the Document Upload Service” means a service by which documents can be delivered to the registrar electronically in a Portable Document Format (pdf);

“limited partnership” means a partnership registered under the LP Act;

“relevant document” means any document required or authorised to be delivered to the registrar in respect of a Scottish qualifying partnership or Scottish limited partnership by a provision specified in regulation 35(1) and (2) of the Scottish Partnership PSC Regulations;

“relevant period” means—

(a)

in relation to a Scottish qualifying partnership the period of 12 months beginning on the day of the Scottish qualifying partnership’s registration, or each period of 12 months beginning with the day after the end of the previous relevant period,

(b)

in relation to a Scottish limited partnership—

(i)

if the partnership was registered before 26th June 2017, the period beginning on 24th July 2017 and ending on the day before the first anniversary of its registration date occurring after 26th June 2017, or

(ii)

if the partnership was registered on or after 26th June 2017, the period of 12 months beginning on its registration date, or

(iii)

each period of 12 months beginning with the day after the end of the previous relevant period;

“Scottish limited partnership” means a limited partnership registered in Scotland;

“Scottish Partnership PSC Regulations” means the Scottish Partnerships (Register of People with Significant Control) Regulations 2017(2);

“Scottish qualifying partnership” means a general partnership constituted under the law of Scotland, during any period in which it is a qualifying partnership under regulation 3 of the Partnership (Accounts) Regulations 2008(3).”.

(3) In paragraph 5, for the table, substitute—

“Matter in relation to which a fee is payable	Amount of fee
For the registration of a limited partnership under section 8 of the LP Act(4).	£71.00”

(4) After paragraph 5, insert—

“5A.   Scottish Limited Partnership

In respect of the performance by the registrar of her functions in relation to the register of Scottish 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 fee is payable

Amount of fee

For the registration of all relevant documents in respect of a Scottish limited partnership delivered during a relevant period on the registration of a confirmation statement under regulation 35 of the Scottish Partnership PSC Regulations with a confirmation date that falls within the relevant period, whether the confirmation statement is delivered in hard copy form or by means of the Document Upload Service, unless a confirmation statement with a confirmation date that falls in the same relevant period has been registered.

£62.00”

(5) After paragraph 5A, as inserted by paragraph (4), insert—

“5B.   Scottish Qualifying Partnership

In respect of the performance by the registrar of her functions in relation to the registration of documents delivered to her in respect of Scottish qualifying 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 fee is payable	Amount of fee
(a) for the registration of a Scottish qualifying partnership under regulation 5 of the Scottish Partnership PSC Regulations,	£71.00
(b) for the registration of all relevant documents in respect of a Scottish qualifying partnership delivered during a relevant period on the registration of a confirmation statement under regulation 35 of the Scottish Partnership PSC Regulations with a confirmation date that falls within the relevant period, whether the confirmation statement is delivered in hard copy form or by means of the Document Upload Service, unless a confirmation statement with a confirmation date that falls in the same relevant period has been registered.	£62.00”

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 6 in force at 1.5.2024, see reg. 1(2)

(1)

S.I. 2009/2392 which was amended by S.I. 2011/319.

(2)

S.I. 2017/694.

(3)

S.I. 2008/569 which was amended by S.I. 2013/2005.

(4)

Section 8 was substituted by articles 3(2) and 4 to 7 of S.I. 2009/1940.