S.I. No. 213/2015 - Companies Act 2014 (Fees) Regulations 2015.


Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 2nd June, 2015.

I, RICHARD BRUTON, Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by sections 12 , 28 (2), 28 (8), 414 (2) 737 (5), 889 , 891 and 1419 (3)(c) of the Companies Act 2014 (No. 38 of 2014) hereby make the following regulations:

1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Companies Act 2014 (Fees) Regulations 2015.

(2) These Regulations come into operation on 1 June 2015.

2. In these Regulations—

“Act of 2014” means the Companies Act 2014 (No. 38 of 2014);

“electronic form” means in relation to the doing of any act specified in the first column to the table of fees set out in the Schedule the doing of that act by means of the electronic filing system in use by the registrar of companies;

“paper form” means, in relation a matter specified in the first column to the table of fees set out in the Schedule—

(a) the filing of a document or an application in paper form, or

(b) the inspection of a document or an application submitted in paper form, or

(c) the submission of a document in paper form;

”Societas Europaea” shall be construed in accordance with the European Communities (European Public Limited Liability Company) Regulations 2007 ( S.I. No. 21 of 2007 ).

3. The fees to be paid to the registrar of companies are those set out in the second and third columns of the Schedule to these Regulations opposite the mention of the matter specified in the first column of the Schedule.

4. Where the registrar directs, pursuant to section 30(3)(b) of the Act of 2014 that a company changes its name any fee that would, but for this Regulation, be required to be paid in respect of the registration of that change shall not be charged, levied or paid.

Regulation 3.

SCHEDULE

Table of Fees.

Matter in respect of which Fee is payable

Amount of Fee

Amount of Fee

Paper form

Electronic form

Registration of any company (other than a Societas Europaea or an external company under Part 21 of the Act of 2014) under the Act of 2014

€100

€50

Statement of director’s disqualification under the law of another state submitted, together with notice of appointment, pursuant to Section 23(2) or 150(2)(b) of the Act of 2014

Nil

Not applicable

Application to reserve a name pursuant to section 28(2) of the Act of 2014

Not applicable

€25

Application, pursuant to section 28(8), for an extension of the period for which a company name has been reserved pursuant to section 28(2) of the Act of 2014

Not applicable

€25

Entry of new name in the register in place of the former name pursuant to section 30(5) of the Act of 2014

€100

€50

Notice of appointment or revocation of authorisation of an electronic filing agent pursuant to sections 35 or 36 of the Act of 2014

€15

Nil

Giving of a notice of a change in the situation of the registered office of a company pursuant to section 50(3) of the Act of 2014

€15

Nil

Delivery of constitution for registration as a private company limited by shares pursuant to sections 59 or 60 of the Act of 2014

Nil

Nil

Application for re-registration of an existing private limited company limited by shares as a Designated Activity Company limited by shares pursuant to section 63 of the Act of 2014

Nil

Nil

Application for a grant of a certificate pursuant to section 140(2) of the Act of 2014.

€40

Not applicable

Delivery of a notice pursuant to section 142(4) of the Act of 2014

€40

Not applicable

Sending notice of resignation by officer of a company pursuant to section 152 (3)(b) of the Act of 2014 where the company has failed to file a notice in accordance with section 149(8) of that Act

€40

Nil

Sending of notification of a change of director or secretary, or of any particulars contained in the register pursuant to section 149(8) of the Act of 2014

€15

Nil

Sending of notification of a change in certain particulars of a director pursuant to section 149(9) of the Act of 2014

Not applicable

Nil

Forwarding of an ordinary resolution or agreement, or a special resolution or agreement (other than a special resolution or agreement relating to a change of name of a company pursuant to section 30 of the Act of 2014) pursuant to section 198 of the Act of 2014 and any document lodged in connection with such resolution

€15

Nil

Sending of a notice of the place where the registers maintained by a company under section 216(1) of the Act of 2014 are kept or of any change in that place

€15

Nil

Delivery of annual return within the period referred to in section 343 of the Act of 2014

€40

€20

Delivery of an annual return later than the period referred to in section 343 of the Act of 2014.

€140 plus €3.00 in respect of each day on which the failure to file the return continues after the statutory filing period, subject to a maximum fee of €1,240 for each return

€120 plus €3.00 in respect of each day on which the failure to file the return continues after the statutory filing period, subject to a maximum fee of €1,220 for each return

Delivery of nomination of a new annual return date, pursuant to section 346(3) of the Act of 2014

€15

Nil

Sending, pursuant to section 399(3)(a) of the Act of 2014, of a copy of a notice under subsection (1)(i) of that section

Nil

Not applicable

Registration of a charge under sections 409(3) or 1301(4)(a) of the Act of 2014

Not applicable

€40

Registration of a charge notice under sections 409(4)(a) or 1301(4)(a) of the Act of 2014

Not applicable

€40

Registration of charge notice under sections 409(4)(b) or 1301(4)(a) of the Act of 2014

Not applicable

Nil

Registration of a charge to which section 411 or 1301(4)(b) of the Act of 2014 applies or a judgment mortgage to which section 413 of that Act applies

€40

Not applicable

Application for voluntary strike-off under section 731 of the Act of 2014

€15

Not applicable

Application for cancellation of voluntary strike-off process under section 732(4) of the Act of 2014

€15

Not applicable

Application for restoration of a company pursuant to section 737 of the Act of 2014

€300

Not applicable

Each inspection of any register kept in the office for the registration of companies (including the register referred to in section 414 of the Act of 2014) pursuant to section 891(1)(a) of the Act of 2014

€3.50

€3.50

Provision of an electronic certified copy certificate of incorporation for public sector use pursuant to section 891(1)(b) of the Act of 2014

Not applicable

Nil

Provision of a certified copy of any matter entered in the register kept by the registrar of companies for the registration of companies (including the register referred to in section 414 of the Act of 2014) pursuant to section 891(1)(b) or (c) of the Act of 2014

€12

Not applicable

Provision of an uncertified copy of any matter entered in the register aforesaid pursuant to section 891(1) of the Act of 2014

€2.50

€2.50

Registration of change of name pursuant to Sections 980, 1190 or 1247 of the Act of 2014

Nil

Nil

Application for a certificate pursuant to section 1010 of the Act of 2014

€300

Not applicable

Application for re-registration of a company in any of the ways provided for under Part 20 of the Act of 2014

€60

Not applicable

Application for registration of an external company under Part 21 of the Act of 2014

€60

Not applicable

Delivery of a notice or document pursuant to section 1302(3)(a), (b), (c) or (e); section 1303(1); section 1304(3)(a) (other than a notice of the alteration of the change in address of the branch); or section 1305(1) of the Act of 2014

€15

Not applicable

Delivery of a notice of the alteration of the change in address of the branch pursuant to section 1302(3)(d) or section 1304(3)(a) of the Act of 2014

€15

Nil

For dealing with an application made under section 1410(1) of the Act of 2014 for registration as a company in the State by means of continuation from a relevant jurisdiction

€445

Not applicable

For dealing with an application made under section 1413(1) of the Act of 2014 for de-registration as a company in the State on continuance in a relevant jurisdiction

€445

Not applicable

Application for the formation by merger of a Societas Europaea pursuant to Regulation 4(1)(a) of the European Communities (European Public Limited Liability Company) Regulations 2007 ( S.I. No. 21 of 2007 )

€100

Not applicable

Application for the formation of a holding Societas Europaea pursuant to Regulation 4(1)(b) of the European Communities (European Public Limited Liability Company) Regulations 2007 ( S.I. No. 21 of 2007 )

€100

Not applicable

Application for the formation of a subsidiary Societas Europaea pursuant to Regulation 4(1)(c) of the European Communities (European Public Liability Company) Regulations 2007 ( S.I. No. 21 of 2007 )

€100

Not applicable

Application for the conversion of a public limited company to a Societas Europaea pursuant to Regulation 4(1)(d) of the European Communities (European Public Limited Liability) Regulations 2007 ( S.I. No. 21 of 2007 )

€100

Not applicable

Application for the formation of a subsidiary Societas Europaea of a Societas Europaea pursuant to Regulation 4(1)(e) of the European Communities (European Public Limited Liability) Regulations 2007 ( S.I. No. 21 of 2007 ).

€60

Not applicable

Application to transfer a Societas Europaea’s registered office to the State pursuant to Regulation 5 of the European Communities (European Communities (European Public Limited Liability Company) Regulations 2007 ( S.I. No. 21 of 2007 )

€100

Not applicable

Application to register the transfer of an Societas Europaea’s registered office from the State pursuant to Regulation 7 of the European Communities (European Public Limited Liability Company) Regulations 2007( S.I. No. 21 of 2007 )

€100

Not applicable

Delivery to the registrar of companies of draft terms of conversion of a Societas Europaea into a public limited company for publication by the registrar of companies pursuant to Article 66(4) of Council Regulation No. 2157/2001/EC of 8 October 2001

€100

Not applicable

Re-registration of a Societas Europaea as a public limited company following approval by the general meeting of the Societas Europaea of the draft terms of conversion pursuant to Article 66(6) of Council Regulation No. 2157/2001/EC of 8 October 2001

€100

Not applicable

Delivery to the registrar of companies, pursuant to Regulation 4(1) of the European Communities (European Public Limited-Liability Company) Regulations 2007 ( S.I. No.21 of 2007 ). of particulars for publication set out in Article 21 of Council Regulation No. 2157/2001 of 8 October 2001, in respect of the formation of an Societas Europaea by means of a merger where the Societas Europaea will be registered outside the state

€100

Not applicable

Subject to this Schedule, application for registration of, or delivery or giving of, any document to the registrar of companies, pursuant to the Act of 2014

€15

(where applicable nil)

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GIVEN under my Official Seal,

29 May 2015.

RICHARD BRUTON,

Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

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

These Regulations set out the fees to be paid to the Registrar of Companies in respect of matters under the Companies Act 2014 .