Companies Act, 1862

Registration of memorandum of association and articles of association, with fees as in table B. or table C.

17. The memorandum of association and the articles of association, if any, shall be delivered to the registrar of joint stock companies herein-after mentioned, who shall retain and register the same: There shall be paid to the registrar by a company having a capital divided into shares, in respect of the several matters mentioned in the table marked B, in the first schedule hereto, the several fees therein specified, or such smaller fees as the Board of Trade may from time to time direct; and by a company not having a capital divided into shares, in respect of the several matters mentioned in the table marked C, in the first schedule hereto, the several fees therein specified, or such smaller fees as the Board of Trade may from time to time direct: All fees paid to the said registrar in pursuance of this Act shall be paid into the receipt of Her Majesty's Exchequer, and be carried to the account of the Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.