12.—(1) Subject to regulations 13(2)(b), 14(7), 17(2) and 21, the annual fee—

(a)for a category F licence is the amount indicated in column (2) of the table in Schedule 6 adjacent to the description of the licence in column (1) of that table;

(b)for a category G licence is the amount indicated in column (3) of that table adjacent to the description of the licence in column (1);

(c)for a category H licence is the amount indicated in column (4) of that table adjacent to the description of the licence in column (1).

(2) In applying this regulation the category into which a particular licence falls is to be determined as at the date by which the annual fee for the licence is payable.

(3) Subject to regulations 13(2)(a), 14(8), 17(3) and 21, the first annual fee for a remote operating licence is the same amount as the annual fee.