EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations prescribe the fees payable by a person who wishes to exercise a right under the Companies Act 2006 to inspect a company record or to receive a copy of a company record (regulations 2, 3 and 4). These Regulations replace fees prescribed in earlier legislation subject to transitional savings (regulations 5 and 6).

An Impact Assessment in respect of these Regulations has been produced and copies are available from the Company Law and Governance Directorate, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, 1 Victoria Street, London, SW1H 0ET or on www.berr.gov.uk/bbf/co-act-2006.