PART 8U.K.APPROVAL OF AUTHORISED TREATMENT FACILITIES AND EXPORTERS

ChargesE+W+S

65.—(1) The application charge referred to in—

(a)regulation 61(1)(c)(i)(aa) will be £500; and

(b)regulation 61(1)(c)(i)(bb) will be £2,570.

(2) The extension of approval charge referred to in regulation 62(1)(c)(i) will be £110.

(3) Where for any reason approval is refused under regulation 61 or 62 or is suspended or cancelled under regulation 64 the appropriate authority will not be under any obligation to refund the whole or any part of the application fee that has been paid in accordance with regulation 61(1)(c)(i)(aa), 61(1)(c)(i)(bb) or 62(1)(c)(i).

(4) The provisions of paragraphs (1), (2) and (3) will not apply if, or to the extent that, they have been superseded by the provisions of a charging scheme made under section 41 of the Environment Act 1995—

(a)by the Environment Agency in respect of applications for approval made under regulation 61 or 62 to that appropriate authority;

(b)by the Natural Resources Body for Wales in respect of applications for approval made under regulation 61 or 62 to that appropriate authority; or;

(c)by SEPA in respect of applications for approval made under regulation 61 or 62 to that appropriate authority.

(5) A charging scheme made under section 41 of the Environment Act 1995 will specify the extent to which it supersedes any of the provisions in paragraphs (1), (2) and (3).

(6) To the extent that any of the provisions of paragraphs (1), (2) and (3) are superseded in accordance with paragraph (4), any reference in these Regulations to a charge specified in paragraph (1) or (2) will be read as a reference to the charge which supersedes that charge and which is prescribed by a charging scheme.