S.I. No. 187/2003 - Companies (Fees) Order 2003

1. This Order may be cited as the Companies (Fees) Order 2003.

2. In this Order the “Eighth Schedule” means the Eighth Schedule (substituted by the Companies (Fees) Order 2001 (

S.I. No. 477 of 2001

), and amended by the Companies (Fees) (No.2) Order 2001 (

S.I. No. 569 of 2001

) and the Companies (Fees) Order 2002 (

S.I. No. 557 of 2002

), to the

Companies Act 1963

(No. 33 of 1963).

3. Part I of the Eighth Schedule is altered

(a) by substituting -

“

(a) Subject to paragraphs (b) to (j) inclusive, for registration of any document that, by the Companies Acts 1963 to 2001, is required or authorised to be registered or required to be delivered, sent or forwarded to the registrar, other than an annual return or any other document specified elsewhere in this Schedule or in connection with a change in the name of a company

€12

(b) For registration of a document in connection with any change in the situation of the registered office of the company pursuant to

section 113

of the

Companies Act 1963

, where the data in the document submitted for registration is submitted to the registrar by means of the electronic form filing system in use by the registrar.

Nil

(c) For registration of a document in connection with any change in the situation of the registered office of the company pursuant to

section 113

of the

Companies Act 1963

, where the data in the document submitted for registration is also submitted to the registrar by means of the CROdisk electronic filing system

Nil

(d) For registration of a document in connection with any change in the particulars of the directors or secretary of the company or any change in any of the particulars contained in the register of directors and secretaries of that company pursuant to

section 195

of the

Companies Act 1963

, where the data in the document submitted for registration is submitted to the registrar by means of the electronic form filing system in use by the registrar

Nil

(e) For registration of a document in connection with any change in the particulars of the directors or secretary of the company or any change in any of the particulars contained in the register of directors and secretaries of that company pursuant to

section 195

of the

Companies Act 1963

, where the data in the document submitted for registration is also submitted to the registrar by means of the CROdisk electronic filing system

Nil

(f) For registration of a document in connection with any change in the address where the register of members of a company is kept pursuant to

section 116

(7) of the

Companies Act 1963

, where the data in the document submitted for registration is submitted to the registrar by means of the electronic form filing system in use by the registrar

Nil

(g) For registration of a document in connection with any change in the address where the register of debenture holders of a company is kept pursuant to

section 91

(3) of the

Companies Act 1963

, where the data in the document submitted for registration is submitted to the registrar by means of the electronic form filing system in use by the registrar

Nil

(h) For registration of a document in connection with any change in the address where the directors' service contracts or memoranda are kept by a company pursuant to

section 50

(4) of the

Companies Act 1990

, where the data in the document submitted for registration is submitted to the registrar by means of the electronic form filing system in use by the registrar

Nil

(i) For registration of a document in connection with any change in the address of the persons resident in the State authorised to accept service of proceedings on behalf of the company or the address of the persons resident in the State responsible for ensuring compliance or the address of the branch in the State, pursuant to Regulation 4(3) or 7(3) of the E.C. (Branch Disclosures) Regulations 1993, where the data in the document submitted for registration is submitted to the registrar by means of the electronic form filing system in use by the registrar

Nil

(j) For registration of a document in connection with any change in the address of the persons authorised to accept service on behalf of the company or the address of its principal place of business in the State, pursuant to

Section 353

of the

Companies Act 1963

, where the data in the document submitted for registration is submitted to the registrar by means of the electronic form filing system in use by the registrar

Nil

”

for -

“

(a) Subject to paragraphs (b) and (c), for registration of any document that, by the Companies Acts 1963 to 2001, is required or authorised to be registered or required to be delivered, sent or forwarded to the registrar, other than an annual return or any other document specified elsewhere in this Schedule or in connection with a change in the name of a company

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(b) For registration of a document in connection with any change in the situation of the registered office of the company pursuant to

section 113

of the

Companies Act 1963

, where the data in the document submitted for registration is also submitted to the registrar either by means of the CROdisk electronic filing system or the electronic form filing system in use by the registrar

Nil

(c) For registration of a document in connection with any change in the particulars of the directors or secretary of the company or any change in any of the particulars contained in the register of directors and secretaries of that company pursuant to

section 195

of the

Companies Act 1963

, where the data in the document submitted for registration is also submitted to the registrar either by means of the CROdisk electronic filing system or the electronic form filing system in use by the registrar

Nil

”.

Given under my hand,

13

th

May 2003

______________________________

Michael Ahern

Minister of State at the Department of

Enterprise, Trade and Employment

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

(This note is not part of the instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation).

This Order amends the Companies (Fees) Order 2001 (S.I. 477 of 2001), as amended.

The Order provides for disapplication of filing fees where certain specified documents are filed electronically with the Registrar of Companies.

I, Michael Ahern, Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by

sections 395

(as amended by the

Company Law Enforcement Act 2001

(No. 28 of 2001)) and

396

of the

Companies Act 1963

(No. 33 of 1963) as adapted by the Enterprise and Employment (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 1997 (

S.I. No. 305 of 1997

) and the Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) (No.2) Order 2003 (

S.I. No. 157 of 2003

), hereby order as follows