C2C1Part 2Vetting and disclosure

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Fees, forms and other procedures

70C2C1Fees

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Ministers may charge such fee as may be prescribed—

a

in respect of applications to join, or to be removed from, the Scheme,

b

in respect of disclosure requests, and

c

otherwise in respect of the performance of their functions under this Part.

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Regulations may, in particular, provide for—

a

different fees in different circumstances,

b

annual or other recurring fees in respect of participation in the Scheme,

c

reduction, waiver or refund of fees in prescribed circumstances.

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Before prescribing fees under this section, Ministers must have regard to—

a

the circumstances in which those fees are payable, and

b

the desirability of maintaining an appropriate balance among—

i

the quality of the performance of their vetting, barring and disclosure functions,

ii

the cost of that performance, and

iii

the fees paid to them in respect of that performance.

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Where regulations provide for a fee to be charged in respect of—

a

an application to join, or to be removed from, the Scheme, or

b

a disclosure request,

Ministers need not consider the application or request unless the fee is paid.