Part 7Administration

Chapter 5Payment and enforcement

Other measures

136Fee for payment

1

The Commissioners may by regulations provide that, where a person makes a payment to the Commissioners or a person authorised by the Commissioners using a method of payment specified in the regulations, the person must also pay a fee specified in, or determined in accordance with, the regulations.

2

A method of payment may only be specified in regulations made under this section if the Commissioners expect that they, or the person authorised by them, will be required to pay a fee or charge (however described) in connection with amounts paid using that method of payment.

3

Regulations under this section—

a

may make provision about the time and manner in which the fee must or may be paid,

b

may make provision generally or only for specified purposes, and

c

may make different provision for different purposes.

4

Regulations under this section are to be made by statutory instrument.

5

A statutory instrument containing regulations under this section is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of the House of Commons.