Pursuant to section 470 of the Companies Act 1955, His Excellency the Administrator of the Government, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, hereby makes the following order.

1 Title and commencement

2 New Schedule 1 of Companies Act 1955 substituted

3 Amount of goods and services tax included

4 Revocation

New Schedule 1 of Companies Act 1955

Order

1 Title and commencement

(1) This order may be cited as the Companies (Fees) Order 1996.

(2) This order shall come into force on 1 April 1996.

2 New Schedule 1 of Companies Act 1955 substituted

The Companies Act 1955 is hereby amended by revoking Schedule 1 (as substituted by the Companies (Fees) Order 1994), and substituting Schedule 1 set out in the Schedule of this order.

3 Amount of goods and services tax included

The fees prescribed in Schedule 1 of the Companies Act 1955 (as substituted by clause 2 of this order) are inclusive of goods and services tax payable under the Goods and Services Tax Act 1985.

4 Revocation

The Companies (Fees) Order 1994 (SR 1994/121) is hereby consequentially revoked.

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Schedule 1
Table of fees and annual return fees to be paid to the Registrar of Companies

ss 8, 379, 470; Part 15

$

For an application to the Registrar under section 32 for the reservation of a name (except as provided in section 8(1)(b)) 25

For registering under Part 4 the instrument creating or evidencing any charge required to be registered thereunder 70

For certification of a copy of or extract from any document that constitutes part of the register 25

For a copy of or extract from any document that constitutes part of the register, in addition to any fee for certifying the same—

(a) Where a photocopy is made by a member of the public using a photocopy machine provided for public use, for each A4 sheet 0.20

(b) Where a photocopy is made by the Registrar, for each A4 sheet 1.00

For the submission of any document to the Registrar after the time specified in this Act in respect of that document (whether or not any other fee is payable, and in addition to any other fee so payable)—

(a) Where submitted not more than one month after the time specified 25

(b) Where submitted more than one month after the time specified 100

For inspection of any number of documents contained in a single file that constitutes part of the register 10

For registering under section 209E the documents required to be registered to effect an amalgamation 300

The annual return fee or other fee payable under Part 15 shall be—

For delivering an annual return under section 447(1) 40

In the case of a company that fails to deliver an annual return 40

In the case of any company to which section 449(2) applies 40

In the case of Tower Corporation 40

	$
For an application to the Registrar under section 32 for the reservation of a name (except as provided in section 8(1)(b))	25
For registering under Part 4 the instrument creating or evidencing any charge required to be registered thereunder	70
For certification of a copy of or extract from any document that constitutes part of the register	25
For a copy of or extract from any document that constitutes part of the register, in addition to any fee for certifying the same—
(a)	Where a photocopy is made by a member of the public using a photocopy machine provided for public use, for each A4 sheet	0.20
(b)	Where a photocopy is made by the Registrar, for each A4 sheet	1.00
For the submission of any document to the Registrar after the time specified in this Act in respect of that document (whether or not any other fee is payable, and in addition to any other fee so payable)—
(a)	Where submitted not more than one month after the time specified	25
(b)	Where submitted more than one month after the time specified	100
For inspection of any number of documents contained in a single file that constitutes part of the register	10
For registering under section 209E the documents required to be registered to effect an amalgamation	300
The annual return fee or other fee payable under Part 15 shall be—
	For delivering an annual return under section 447(1)	40
	In the case of a company that fails to deliver an annual return	40
	In the case of any company to which section 449(2) applies	40
	In the case of Tower Corporation	40

Diane Wilderspin,
Acting for Clerk of the Executive Council.

Explanatory note

This note is not part of the order, but is intended to indicate its general effect.

This order, which comes into force on 1 April 1996, substitutes a new Schedule 1 of the Companies Act 1955.

Schedule 1 sets out the fees and annual return fees payable to the Registrar of Companies.

In particular, the order—

(a) Imposes a new fee of $300 for registration of documents to effect an amalgamation under section 209E of the Companies Act 1955; and

(b) Maintains some fees at existing levels: and

(d) Abolishes a number of fees.

Issued under the authority of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989.

Date of notification in Gazette: 7 March 1996.

Companies (Fees) Order 1996