FEES App 1.1 Introduction

1. (1)

   The purpose of these rules is to set out the requirements for registered societies and sponsoring bodies to pay application fees3.

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2. (2)

   This set of rules is in respect of the registration functions relating to registered societies transferred to the FCA by section 50 of the Financial Services Act 2012, other than friendly societies authorised under section 31 of the Act.2

FEES App 1 Annex 2 to these rules contains further information on the fees applicable to registered societies under these rules.

The application fee payable to register a new society is a tiered fee: the amount payable for registration of a new society is dependent on whether the rules are based on a free draft or on model rules. Further, where model rules are used in the case of the registration of a new society other than a credit union, then the number of amendments made to the model rules will affect the fee. The application fee payable by a sponsoring body for a new set of model rules is a flat fee.

In these rules:

1. (1)

   an “R” in the margin or heading indicates that the provision is a rule, which creates binding obligations;

2. (2)

   a “G” in the margin or heading indicates that the provision is guidance, which is designed to throw light on a particular aspect of these rules, but which is not binding nor an exhaustive description of a person's obligations.